In our regular bilingual segment, David and Siok reviews the Mandarin phrases that came up in their chat about “The Future of Fashion”’ They also share every day Chinese phrases, proverbs and even pieces of slang you can use when you explore the latest of sustainable fashion.
For bilingual show notes on the Mandarin vocabulary shared during the episode, visit the official Juzi The Mandarin Podcast website at
http://juzi.sg/index.php/2020/10/19/juzi-live-ep17-show-notes/
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Here is a list of the Chinese vocabulary mentioned in the episode as well as the phrases explained in the Bilingual Juzi segment.
REFRESHER VOCABULARY 词汇提醒
供应链 / GONG1 YING4 LIAN4 / SUPPLY CHAIN
脆弱 / CUI4 RUO4 / WEAK
资源 / ZI1 YUAN2 / RESOURCE
知识面 / ZHI1 SHI2 MIAN4 / KNOWLEDGE
消费者 / XIAO1 FEI4 ZHE3 / CONSUMER
本土 / BEN3 TU3 / LOCAL
反思 / FAN3 SI1 / REFLECTION
植入 / ZHI1 RU4 / PLACEMENT
边角料 /BIAN1 JIAO3 LIAO4 / LEFTOVER (RAW MATERIALS)
撞衫 / ZHUANG4 SHAN1 / OUTFIT CLASH
规模化 / GUI1 MO2 HUA4 / SCALABILITY
意识 / YI4 SHI2 / AWARENESS
时装周 / SHI2 ZHUANG1 ZHOU1 / FASHION WEEK
交互 / JIAO1 HU4 / INTERACTION, INTERACTIVE
变通 / BIAN4 TONG1 / FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGE
BILINGUAL JUZI 双语桔子
改头换面/GAI3 TOU2 HUAN4 MIAN4 / adj.
MAKEOVER
旧衣新穿/ JIU4 YI1 XIN1 CHUAN1 / adj.; adv.;
WEARING USED/OLD CLOTHES AS NEW
喜新厌旧/ XI3 XIN1 YAN4 JIU4 / adj.
BE FOND OF THE NEW AND TIRED OF THE OLD; ABANDON THE OLD FOR THE NEW
内外兼修/ NEI4 WAI4 JIAN1 XIU1 / adj.
HAVE BOTH LOOKS AND SUBSTANCE; GET REFINED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY
快时尚/ KUAI4 SHI2 SHANG4 / n.
FAST FASHION
循环经济/ XUN2 HUAN2 JING1 JI4 / n.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
升级再造/ SHENG1 JI2 ZAI4 ZAO4 / n.; verb.
UPCYCLE
二手/ ER4 SHOU3 / n.
SECOND-HAND
种草/ ZHONG4 CAO3 / verb.
BEING INFLUENCED TO LONG FOR A PARTICULAR PRODUCT OR EXPERIENCE SOMETHING
长草/ ZHANG3 CAO3 / verb.
THE GROWING DESIRE TO BUY A PARTICULAR PRODUCT OR EXPERIENCE SOMETHING
狂草/ KUANG2 CAO3 / adj.; adv.THE DESIRE TO BUY A PARTICULAR PRODUCT HAS GONE WILD
拔草/ BA2 CAO3 / verb.
NO LONGER LONGING FOR SOMETHING;
REMOVING SOMETHING FROM SHOPPING CART
