第八课和时间赛跑 | Dao

Chinese Vocabulary 华文词汇表

Primary Higher ‣ 5A ‣ 第八课和时间赛跑

- hépeace; harmony; and
- hèto join
- huómix, blend
- huòmix, blend, time (counting word)
- húwin in gambling
他和我同岁。
tā hé wǒ tóng suì .
He and I are the same age.
和谐暖和共和共和国和平和尚柔和沙和尚温和新加坡共和国

- shí jiāntime; period
时间一点点地过去，小文的作文还没动笔。
Shíjiān yī diǎndiǎn de guòqù, xiǎo wén de zuòwén hái méi dòngbǐ.
Time passed a little bit, and Xiaowen’s composition was still not written.

- sài pǎorace (running); to race (running)

- xiǎo xuéprimary school
他已经到了应该读书的年纪，明年就要开始上小学了。
Tā yǐjīng dàole yīnggāi dúshū de niánjì, míngnián jiù yào kāishǐ shàng xiǎoxuéle.
He has reached the age at which he should study, and he will start school next year.

- bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
水在阳光下不久就蒸发了。
shuǐ zài yáng guāng xià bù jiǔ jiù zhēng fā le。
The water soon evaporated in the sunshine.

- wài pó(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
外婆的脸上有很多皱纹。
Wàipó de liǎnshàng yǒu hěn duō zhòuwén.
There are a lot of wrinkles on my grandmother's face.

- jiùmove towards; right away; nearby; and then
我马上就来。
wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái。
I'll be right with you.
就是就算成就就是说就要早就就行了

- qù shìto pass away; to die
他的去世使我们非常悲伤。
tā de qù shì shǐ wǒ men fēi cháng bēi shāng。
His decease made us very sad.

- nà shíthen; at that time; in those days
那时我们在同一个班。
nà shí wǒ men zài tóng yī gè bān。
We were both in the same class.

- bēi shāngsad; sorrowful
他的去世使我们非常悲伤。
tā de qù shì shǐ wǒ men fēi cháng bēi shāng。
His decease made us very sad.

- bì shangto close; to shut up
要是把眼睛闭上就什么也看不见了。
yào shì bǎ yǎn jīng bì shàng jiù shí mó yě kàn bù jiàn le。
If you shut your eyes you can't see.

- yǎn jingeye
她睁开眼睛。
tā zhēng kāi[ bì shàng] yǎn jīng.
She opened/closed her eyes.

- shòu ruòthin and weak
他每天来不及吃饭，人变得很瘦弱。
Tā měitiān láibují chīfàn, rén biàn dé hěn shòuruò.
He has no time to eat every day, and people become very thin.

- deof; 's
- díexact; proper
- dìa target
这是我的书。
zhè shì wǒ de shū .
This is my book.
满满的这样的话窄窄的暖暖的红红的清清的绿绿的胖胖的真的弯弯的的确蓝蓝的似的大大的热锅上的蚂蚁有的黑黑的别的多彩的的话直直的目的瘦瘦的目的地香香的薄薄的酸酸的淡淡的扁扁的短短的奇怪的是高高的不是故意的怪怪的是故意的厚厚的的确如此静静的密密的浓浓的悄悄的甜甜的细细的小小的圆圆的长长的重重的

- shēn yǐngsilhouette; figure
一个模糊的身影从黑暗中闪过。
yī gè mó hu de shēn yǐng zòng hēi àn zhòng shǎn guò。
A shadowy figure went past in the darkness.

- fú xiànto appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..)
那座巨大的岛屿隐隐约约浮现在地平线上。
nà zuò jù dà de dǎo yǔ yǐn yǐn yuē yuē fú xiàn zài de píng xiàn shàng。
The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.

- nǎo hǎithe mind; the brain

- yǎn lèitears; crying
眼泪顺着她的脸流下。
yǎn lèi shùn zhuó tā de liǎn liú xià。
Down her face ran the tears.

- yěalso; as well as; too; either
我也喝咖啡。
Wǒ yě hē kāfēi.
I'm drinking coffee too.
也许再也也是再也不会再也不是

- bù zhīnot to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

- bù zhī bù juéunconsciously; unwittingly
新鲜的梨子十分鲜甜，他不知不觉中吃了好几个。
Xīnxiān de lízi shífēn xiān tián, tā bù zhī bù jué zhōng chīle hǎojǐ gè.
The fresh pears are very sweet, and he has eaten several times without knowing it.

- bù juéunconsciously

- de(a particle used after an adverbial)
- dìearth; land; place
地毯有点脏。
Dìtǎn yǒudiǎn zāng.
The carpet is a little dirty.
满地本地天地间遍地离地场地小天地大地静静地地点草地上地面悄悄地地球远远地地上偷偷地地铁站建筑工地地图牢牢地地下呼呼地地下水坐地铁地下通道骄傲地地震快活地电邮地址特地来空地默默地猛地细心地目的地哪些地方沙地扫地有秩序地世界各地工地轻快地随地地方特地到特地各地细细地天地地铁田地地板外地草地营地地址种地地区洗地土地洗地板地洞轻轻地陆地伤心地深深地奥地利

- liú xià láiFlow down

- xià laito come down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

- bà ba(informal) father
我爸爸很忙。
wǒ bàba hěn máng .
My papa is busy.

- mā mamama; mommy; mother
妈妈在哄孩子。
Māma zài hǒng háizi.
The mother tries to comfort the baby.

- zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
我不知道该怎么办。
wǒ bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn。
I have no idea what to do.

- gāishould; that; the said
该起床了！
Gāi qǐchuáng le!
Should get out of bed!
应该不该不应该

- zěn yànghow; why
辣椒的味道是怎样的？
là jiāo de wèi dao shì zěn yàng de？
How does chilli taste?

- ān wèito comfort; to console
他想方设法安慰她。
tā xiǎng fāng shè fǎ ān wèi tā.
He tried to find ways of mollifying her.

- tā menthey
老师给他们安排好了座位。
Lǎoshī gěi tāmen ānpái hǎole zuòwèi.
The teacher arranged the seats for them.

- bù xiǎngunexpectedly

- shuì zháoto fall asleep
别惊动他，他睡着了。
biè jīng dòng tā， tā shuì zhāo le。
Don't disturb him----he has flaked out.

- zhè yàngthis kind of; so; this way; like this; such
大热天从室外回家，不要马上用冷水冲凉，这样容易中暑。
Dà rètiān cóng shìwài huí jiā, bùyào mǎshàng yòng lěngshuǐ chōngliáng, zhèyàng róngyì zhòngshǔ.
Go home from a hot day, don't wash it with cold water right away, it is easy to heat stroke.

- huàsaying; word; speeches; talk
这儿不许讲话。
zhèr bù xǔ jiǎng huà。
(There must be) No talking in here!
没话说电话号码这样的话热线电话话还没说完拨打电话打电话的话电话对话坏话闹笑话悄悄话说话听话童话童话故事笑话大话说大话说笑话不听话

- piàncheat; deceive
他是个诈骗犯。
Tā shì gè zhàpiànfàn.
He's a swindler.
欺骗

- duìfacing; pair; correct; respond; fit
你做对了。
Nǐ zuòduì le.
You've done the right thing.
对面对象对照对折对准反对面对一对正对正对着对着说得对背对认真对待对手对付绝对面对面对抗不对答对对岸对不起对待对方对话对联

- yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal
我永远爱我的父母。
Wǒ yǒngyuǎn ài wǒde fùmǔ.
I will forever love my parents.

- bù huìimprobable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth

- huí laito return; to come back
我回来了。
Wǒ huílai le.
I'm back.

- shén mewhat?; who?; something; anything
你在干什么？
Nǐ zài gàn shénme?
What are you doing?

- wènask; inquire after; hold responsible
问题解决了。
Wèntí jiějué le.
The problem has been solved.
问题疑问请问提问问道问号问候问路学问解决问题

- shì shàngon earth

- suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
所有的灯都熄灭了。
suǒ yǒu de dēng dōu xī miè le。
All the light went out.

- shì wùthing; object
只应在同类事物中作比较。
zhǐ yìng zài tóng lèi shì wù zhòng zuò bǐ jiào.
You should only compare like with like.

- guò qu(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
我们过去常在公园玩。
wǒmen guòqù cháng zài gōngyuán wán.
We often used to play in the park.

- zuó tiānyesterday
他昨天没打扫房间。
tā zuó tiān mò dǎ sǎo fáng jiān。
He didn't clean the room yesterday.

- nǐyou; your; one person
你好！
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
舍不得你你们你追我跑迷你你好你家我爱你祝你幸福带你去祝你们谢谢你们考考你祝你快乐爱护你

- bù néngcannot; must not; should not
不能闯红灯。
Bù néng chuǎng hóngdēng.
You shouldn't run red lights.

- zàiagain; and then
请再说一遍。
qǐng zài shuō yī biàn。
Say that again, please.
再见不再再三再说再现再也再来再试一次再也不会再快再也不是

- huí dàoto return to

- nián jìage
老婆婆年纪大了，视力不好，穿针很困难。
Lǎopópo niánjì dàle, shìlì bù hǎo, chuān zhēn hěn kùnnán.
The old woman is old, her eyesight is not good, and it is very difficult to wear a needle.

- céng jīngonce; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
他曾经是军人。
Tā céngjīng shì jūnrén.
He was once a soldier.

- yī yàngsame; like; equal to; the same as; just like
他和我一样高。
tā hé wǒ yīyàng gāo .
He and I are the same height.

- xiàn zàinow; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
现在的新加坡，和几十年前的样子已经完全不一样了。
Xiànzài de xīnjiāpō, hé jǐ shí nián qián de yàngzi yǐjīng wánquán bù yīyàngle.
Singapore is now completely different from what it was decades ago.

- yǐ jīngalready
车子已经旧了。
Chēzi yǐjīng jiù le.
The vehicle is already old.

- zhè gethis; this one

- nián líng(a person's) age
你能猜到我的年龄吗？
nǐ néng cāi dào wǒ de niánlíng ma ?
Can you guess my age?

- zǒng yǒu yī tiānThere with be some day

- yī tiānone day
明天是儿童节，爸爸妈妈特意请了一天的假，陪他去游乐园玩。
Míngtiān shì értóng jié, bàba māmā tèyì qǐngle yītiān de jiǎ, péi tā qù yóu lèyuán wán.
Tomorrow is Children's Day. Mom and Dad specially took a day off and accompanied him to the amusement park.

- wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
我们是朋友。
Wǒmen shì péngyou.
We're friends.

- dù guòto pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
他在乡间度过晚年。
tā zài xiāng jiàn dù guò wǎn nián。
He spent his declining years in the country.

- yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life
他把自己的一生都贡献给了艺术事业。
Tā bǎ zìjǐ de yīshēng dōu gòngxiàn gěile yìshù shìyè.
He contributed his life to the cause of art.

- rànggivea way; let; allow; elect; blame
让我试试。
ràng wǒ shìshi .
Let me try.
让座礼让不让

- xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of; to call to mind

- shū shàngOn the book; in the book

- dú dàoread about

- guāng yīntime available

- guāng yīn sì jiàntime flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

- yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīnlit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom); fig. free time is to be treasured

- cí jùwords and sentences

- cóng zhè yǐ hòuFrom this time on

- yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
步行了四个小时以后，我们开始累了。
bù xíng le sì gè xiǎo shí yǐ hòu， wǒ men kāi shǐ lèi le。
After walking for four hours we were beginning to flag.

- měi dāngwhenever; every time; on every
每当要离开一座城市，他就会往家乡寄一张明信片。
Měi dāng yào líkāi yīzuò chéngshì, tā jiù huì wǎng jiāxiāng jì yī zhāng míngxìnpiàn.
Whenever he leaves a city, he will send a postcard to his hometown.

- tīng dàoto hear

- dī dā(onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water); tick tock (of clock); also pr. [di1 da5]

- zhōng shēngring of bell
当新年的钟声敲响，大家互道祝福。
Dāng xīnnián de zhōng shēng qiāo xiǎng, dàjiā hù dào zhùfú.
When the New Year's bell rang, everyone blessed each other.

- hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
天好像要下雨了。
Tiān hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le.
It seems that it's going to rain!

- tīng jiànto hear
我听见有流水的声音。
wǒ tīng jiàn yǒu liú shuǐ de shēng yīn.
I can hear running water.

- cōng cōnghurriedly

- jiǎo bùfootstep; step
我们加快了脚步。
wǒ men jiā kuài le jiǎo bù.
We quickened our steps.

- jiǎo bù shēngfootstep sound

- tiān tiānevery day
我天天看报纸。
Wǒ tiāntiān kàn bàozhǐ.
I read the newspaper every day.

- liū zǒuto slip away; to leave secretly

- yī zhǎ yǎnin a wink

- zhǎ yǎnto blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
他出门丢垃圾，没想到一眨眼的工夫，门就自己合上了。
Tā chūmén diū lèsè, méi xiǎngdào yī zhǎyǎn de gōngfū, mén jiù zìjǐ hé shàngle.
He went out to throw garbage, did not expect a blink of an eye, the door closed himself.

- yòu xiǎoyoung and small

- xīn lichest; heart; mind

- bù zhǐnot only; not merely

- bù shìno; is not; not
- bù shifault; blame

- zhǐ shìmerely; simply; only; but
象棋不只是游戏，更是智慧的较量。
Xiàngqí bù zhǐshì yóuxì, gèng shì zhìhuì de jiàoliàng.
Chess is not just a game, it is a contest of wisdom.

- zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
他丢了钱包，很着急。
Tā diū le qiánbāo, hěn zháojí.
He lost his wallet, and is very worried.

- hái yǒufurthermore; in addition; still; also
厨房还有汤，你还可以去装一碗。
Chúfáng hái yǒu tāng, nǐ hái kěyǐ qù zhuāng yī wǎn.
There is soup in the kitchen, you can also go to a bowl.

- yī xiēsome; a few; a little
请给我来一碗鱼圆面，面要煮软一些。
Qǐng gěi wǒ lái yī wǎn yú yuán miàn, miàn yào zhǔ ruǎn yīxiē.
Please give me a bowl of fish noodles, and the noodles should be soft.

- dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
全球变暖让人担忧。
Quánqiú biànnuǎn ràng rén dānyōu.
Global warming is causing people to worry.

- fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
放学了。
Fàngxué le.
School's out.

- huí jiāto return home
我们回家了。
Wǒmen huíjiā le.
We've returned home.

- tài yangsun; abbr. for 太阳穴
太阳下山了。
Tàiyáng xiàshān le.
The sun has set.

- kuài yàoalmost; nearly; almost all
天快要下雨了。
tiān kuài yào xiàyǔ le. (hui a little strange)
It will rain soon!

- luò xiàto fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)

- xià qùto go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw

- hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden
刚出门，忽然下起了大雨。
Gāng chūmén, hūrán xiàqǐle dàyǔ.
It started to rain heavily just when I stepped out the door.

- xiǎng fǎidea; notion; train of thought; what sb is thinking; to think of a way (to do sth)
我不知道你们昨天都谈论了什么，但我想说说我的想法。
Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐmen zuótiān dū tánlùnle shénme, dàn wǒ xiǎng shuō shuō wǒ de xiǎngfǎ.
I don't know what you talked about yesterday, but I want to talk about my thoughts.

- gèng zǎoEarlier

- jiā lǐhome

- wèi lein order to; for the purpose of; so as to
为了买喜欢的糖果，她跑了两公里去新开的糖果店。
Wèile mǎi xǐhuān de tángguǒ, tā pǎole liǎng gōnglǐ qù xīn kāi de tángguǒ diàn.
In order to buy favorite candy, she ran two kilometers to the newly opened candy store.

- shū gěito lose to (sb); to be outdone by

- pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
他拼命奔跑去追赶公共汽车。
tā pīn mìng bēn pǎo qù zhuī gǎn gōng gòng qì chē.
He ran like fury to catch the bus.

- shàng qì bù jiē xià qìnot enough breath (idiom); to gasp for breath
她跑得上气不接下气。
Tā pǎo de shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì.
She's running so hard that she can hardly catch her breath.

- chōng dàoRush to

- wǒ jiāmy home; my house; my family
我家离学校很近。
Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
My home is very close to the school.

- lóu xiàdownstairs

- kàn dàosee

- réng ránstill; yet
他仍然坚持他是对的。
Tā réngrán jiānchí tā shì duì de.
He still insists he is correct. (formal)

- lòu liǎnto show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine

- bàn biānhalf of sth; one side of sth

- jīn bu zhùcan't help it; can't bear it
她禁不住诱惑，又吃了一块巧克力。
tā jìn bú zhù yòu huò, yòu jí le yī kuài qiǎo kè lì.
She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate.

- gāo xìnghappy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
很高兴为您服务。
Hěn gāoxìng wèi nín fúwù.
Glad to be at your service. (polite)

- tiàojump; leap; bounce; skip
他跳上了桌子。
tā tiào shàng le zhuō zi。
He jumped onto the table.
跳下跳起蹦蹦跳跳来跳去跳跳跳下来跳舞吓了一跳蹦蹦跳跳蹦跳跳出跳动跳棋跳伞跳远心跳跳绳跳起来跳下去

- qǐ laito stand up; to get up; beginning; upward; bring together; preliminary judgement
把手举起来！
bǎshǒu jǔqǐ lái !
Hands up!

- cǐ hòuafter this; afterwards; hereafter
那天课后我找这个小男孩交谈了一阵，此后他上课再也没有迟到。
Nèitiān kè hòu wǒ zhǎo zhège xiǎo nánhái jiāotánle yīzhèn, cǐhòu tā shàngkè zài yě méiyǒu chídào.
I talked to the little boy for a while after class, and he was not late again after class.

- chángconstant; frequent; usual; ordinary
我常常登山。
Wǒ chángcháng dēngshān.
I go climbing a lot.
常常非常经常常见常客常用平常通常正常非常广阔非常高兴常来

- jié shěngsaving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
为了节省开支，他们最近都在家下厨做饭。
Wèile jiéshěng kāizhī, tāmen zuìjìn dōu zàijiā xià chú zuò fàn.
In order to save money, they have recently cooked at home.

- xué huìto learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
你必须学会做会议纪要。
nǐ bì xū xué huì zuò huì yì jì yào。
You must learn how to take minutes.

- jì huàplan; project; program; to plan; to map out
计划逐步实现了。
Jìhuà zhúbù shíxiàn le.
The plan was realized step by step.

- bǎhold, handle
- bàa handle
请把门打开。
qǐng bǎ mén dǎ kāi。
Open the door, please.
一把伞把手扫把拖把加把劲一把三把共用一把伞

- shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
这件事情很奇怪。
Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn qíguài.
This matter is very strange.

- ān páito arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
课间的时候，学校安排大家一起做体操。
Kè jiān de shíhòu, xuéxiào ānpái dàjiā yì qǐ zuò tǐcāo.
During the class, the school arranged for everyone to do gymnastics together.

- jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáoeverything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

- yǒu shísometimes; now and then
他在自家房子的后院种菜，有时会有小鸟过来偷吃。
Tā zài zìjiā fángzi de hòuyuàn zhòng cài, yǒushí huì yǒu xiǎo niǎo guòlái tōu chī.
He grows vegetables in the backyard of his house, and sometimes birds come over to steal.

- zhěng gèwhole; entire; total
整个晚上他都在看电视。
Zhěng gè wǎnshàng tā dōu zài kàn diànshì. (also ta first)
He was watching TV all night.

- jià qīvacation
你假期过得怎么样？
Nǐ jiàqī guòde zěnmeyàng?
How did you spend your vacation?

- zuò yèschool assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate
作为小组长，他每天早上会整理好一组的作业，交给老师。
Zuòwéi xiǎozǔ zhǎng, tā měitiān zǎoshang huì zhěnglǐ hǎo yī zǔ de zuòyè, jiāo gěi lǎoshī.
As the team leader, he will organize a set of homework every morning and hand it over to the teacher.

- jǐ tiānseveral days

- zuò wánto finish; to complete the task

- wán lefinished

- gē geolder brother
他是我的哥哥。
Tā shì wǒ de gēge.
He's my older brother.

- liù nián jísixth grade

- nián jígrade
我和我妹妹在同一个年级。
Wǒ hé wǒ mèimei zài tóng yī gè niánjí.
My younger sister and I are in the same grade.

- ná láito bring; to fetch; to get

- yī cìfirst; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)

- yíng déto win; to gain

- dé leall right!; that's enough!; have got
- dé liǎo(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
她随手转了个幸运转盘，居然得了一等奖。
Tā suíshǒu zhuàn le gè xìngyùn zhuànpán, jūrán déliǎo yī děng jiǎng.
She turned a lucky turntable and won the first prize.

- bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match
参赛选手受伤了，比赛不得不停止。
Cānsài xuǎnshǒu shòushāngle, bǐsài bùdé bù tíngzhǐ.
The contestants were injured and the game had to stop.

- dōuall; both
- dūbig city; capital
一切都会好的。
yī qiè dū huì hǎo de。
Everything will be OK.
全都一切都是满嘴都是

- shuō bu chūunable to say

- kuài lèhappy; merry
祝大家新年快乐！
zhù dà jiā xīn nián kuài lè!
A Happy New Year to one and all!

- ba(imperative)
- bācrack; bar
我们去踢球吧。
Wǒmen qù tīqiú ba.
Let's go play soccer.

- suī ránalthough; even though; even if
虽然人多，但会场秩序很好。
Suīrán rén duō, dàn huìchǎng zhìxù hěn hǎo.
Although there are many people, the conference hall is in good order.

- rénhuman; man; people; person
街上没有人。
Jiēshang méiyǒu rén.
There's nobody in the street.
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- bù guòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
这不过是个笑话而已。
zhè bù guò shì gè xiào huà ér yǐ。
It is nothing but a joke.

- dàn shìbut; however
闹钟响了，但是他没醒。
Nàozhōng xiǎng le, dànshì tā méi xǐng.
The alarm clock has rung, but he hasn't yet woken up.

- kě yǐcan; may; possible; able to
他的纸船可以防水，是因为他在纸上上了蜡。
Tā de zhǐ chuán kěyǐ fángshuǐ, shì yīnwèi tā zài zhǐ shàng shàngle là.
His paper boat can be waterproof because he waxed the paper.

- yuán láioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
这块地毯已经脏得辨认不出原来的颜色了。
zhè kuài dì tǎn yǐ jīng zàng de biàn rèn bù chū yuán lái de yán sè le.
The carpet was badly stained, to such an extent that (ie so much that) you couldn't tell its original colour.

- sì hūapparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
他的举动似乎有些古怪。
tā de jǔ dòng sì hu yǒu xiē gǔ guài.
His behaviour seemed queer.

- zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
这些药丸有镇静催眠作用。
zhè xie yào wán yǒu zhèn jìng cuī mián zuò yòng.
These pills will relax you and make you sleep.

- quèto step back; off; but
谚语：玫瑰好看却有刺。
【 yàn】 méi guī hǎo kàn què yǒu cì。
Roses have thorns.
却是

- hěn dàvery big