18.Juzi Live: In Search of Places and Memories

The uncertainty of this historic moment has made nostalgia for the past cool again.  As part of Juzi Podcast’s “Retro and Cool " series, David and Siok chat about our eternal search for places and memories and why the Chinese travel destinations are drawing visitors,young and old, with an appeal to nostalgia. They also share Chinese phrases you can use when you reminisce about those special places in your hearts.

 

「怀旧时光机」之 「忘不了的地方」

读万卷书不如行万里路。走的路多了，每个人心里都会有那么几个让ta流连忘返的地方。时光漫步、故地重游，是怀旧时光机里必不可少的。

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/2020/09/01/juzi-live-ep15-show-notes/

Join Siok and David every Wednesday at 8pm Singapore time (UTC+0800) for their live cast on Facebook ：https://facebook.com/juzipodcast

 

Here is a list of the Chinese vocabulary mentioned in the episode as well as the phrases explained in the Bilingual Juzi segment.

 

Vocabulary 词汇

Refresher Vocabulary 词汇提醒

1. 天马行空 / TIAN1 MA3 XING2 KONG1 / UNSTOPPABLE; UNCONSTRAINED 2. 情怀 / QING2 HUAI2 / FEELINGS 3. 淘 / TAO2 / SCOURING 4. 生机 / SHENG1 JI1 / VITALITY 5 硬座 / YING4 ZUO4 / HARD SEAT 6. 软座 / RUAN3 ZUO4 / COACH SEAT (WITH CUSHION) 7. 月台 / YUE4 TAI2 / PLATFORM 8. 灵活 / LING2 HUO2 / AGILE 9. 馊主意 / SOU1 ZHU2 YI4 / BAD IDEAS 10. 经历 / JING1 LI4 / EXPERIENCE 11. 寻根 / XUN2 GEN1 / ROOT SEARCH 12. 习俗 / XI2 SU2 / CUSTOM

BILINGUAL JUZI 双语桔子

1 .流连忘返 / LIU2 LIAN2 WANG4 FAN3 / 2. LINGER; REMAIN ENJOYING ONESELF AND FORGET TO GO HOME 3. 风土人情 / FENG1 TU3 REN1 QING2 / LOCAL CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES 4. 朝花夕拾 / ZHAO1 HUA1 XI1 SHI2 / DAWN BLOSSOMS PLUCKED AT DUSK. 5. 恋恋不舍 / LIAN4 LIAN4 BU4 SHE3 / RELUCTANT TO PART WITH

6..穷游 / QIONG2 YOU2 / BACKPACKING

7. 沙发客 / SHA1 FA1 KE4 / COUCH SURFER 8. 民宿 / MIN2 SU4 / HOMESTAY; BED AND BREAKFAST 9. 青年旅社 / QING1 NIAN2 LYU3 SHE4 / YOUTH HOSTEL 10. 胡同 / HU2 TONG4 / HUTONG – ALLEY (BEIJING) 11. 弄堂 / LONG4 TANG2 / LONGTANG – ALLEY (SHANGHAI) 12 四合院 / SI4 HE2 YUAN4 / SIHEYUAN – THE OLD COURTYARD HOUSE