Below is a list of words that I never thought I’d end up hearing or speaking.<\/p>\n
\u6469\u4e1d\u7801<\/strong> – (mo2si1ma3) – morse code.\u00a0 I would not have understood this word if it were not for the context.\u00a0 Understanding \u7801<\/strong> as “code” when it is connected to other words can be very helpful.\u00a0 If someone has a \u89e3\u7801\u5668<\/strong> (jie2(3)ma3qi4) – decoder, they can properly view downloaded videos.\u00a0 If you want to \u6253\u7834\u5bc6\u7801 <\/strong>(da3po4mi4ma3), or “break a code” then that’s the word you would use.<\/p>\n \u4fe1\u53f7<\/strong> – (xin4hao4) – service\/signal.\u00a0 Whenever your cellphone has (or does not have) service, you can say \u6709\/\u6ca1\u6709\u4fe1\u53f7<\/strong>.\u00a0 The way that people refer to the number of bars of service their cellphone is displaying is by using the word \u6839<\/strong> (gen1) – stick.\u00a0 \u6211\u6709\u4e09\u6839\u4fe1\u53f7<\/strong> (“I have 3 bars of service”).<\/p>\n \u63d0\u73b0<\/strong> – (ti2xian4) – withdraw cash.\u00a0 Usually \u63d0 can be used for “withdraw”, and \u73b0 can be used for cash.\u00a0 Also along these lines, \u5151\u73b0<\/strong> (dui4xian4) can mean to convert something (such as checks or casino chips) into cash.<\/p>\n \u540e\u73b0\u4ee3\u4e3b\u4e49<\/strong> – hou4xian4dai4zhu3yi4 – post-modernism.\u00a0 \u540e\u73b0\u4ee3\u4e3b\u4e49<\/strong>.\u00a0 This term only made sense in context, but you can break it down into its component terms.\u00a0 \u540e<\/strong> can often be taken to mean “post” such as in \u535a\u58eb\u540e<\/strong> (bo2shi4hou4) – postdoc.\u00a0 \u73b0\u4ee3<\/strong> can be used to mean “modern” (also the auto brand Hyundai).\u00a0 \u4e3b\u4e49 can be taken to mean “-ism” such as \u8d44\u672c\u4e3b\u4e49<\/strong> (zi1ben3zhu3yi4 – capitalism).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Below is a list of words that I never thought I’d end up hearing or speaking. \u6469\u4e1d\u7801 – (mo2si1ma3) – morse code.\u00a0 I would not have understood this word if it were not for the context.\u00a0 Understanding \u7801 as “code” when it is connected to other words can be very helpful.\u00a0 If someone has a…<\/p>\n