Chinese · C1 · Unit 10
Identity and belonging
身份和归属
By the end you can
- Discuss how language shapes identity
- Reflect on where you feel at home
- Understand a reflective essay
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 母语 | (mǔyǔ) mother tongue | 我的母语是英语，可我现在做梦常用中文。 |
| 故乡 | (gùxiāng) hometown, homeland (literary) | 每次回故乡，我都觉得自己像个客人。 |
| 他乡 | (tāxiāng) a place far from home (literary) | 在他乡住久了，他乡也就成了故乡。 |
| 格格不入 | (gégé bú rù) out of place, not fit in | 刚回国的时候，我觉得自己格格不入。 |
| 自在 | (zìzai) at ease | 说中文的时候，我反而觉得更自在。 |
| 思维方式 | (sīwéi fāngshì) way of thinking | 学了中文以后，我的思维方式也变了。 |
| 潜移默化 | (qián yí mò huà) gradually and without noticing (of an influence) | 语言潜移默化地影响着我们看世界的方式。 |
| 双重身份 | (shuāngchóng shēnfèn) dual identity | 作为华裔，她一直在思考自己的双重身份。 |
| 反思 | (fǎnsī) reflect on, rethink | 出国让我开始反思自己的文化。 |
| 若有所失 | (ruò yǒu suǒ shī) feel as if something is missing | 离开北京以后，我总觉得若有所失。 |
| 归宿 | (guīsù) where one finally belongs | 对我来说，语言就是我的归宿。 |
| 此心安处是吾乡 | (cǐ xīn ān chù shì wú xiāng) wherever my heart is at peace is home (a line by Su Shi) | 我常想起苏轼的那句话：此心安处是吾乡。 |
Then talk it through
A conversation about whether you feel at home in China. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.