How to talk about good with hands in Chinese？

This is a column to help foreigners master useful Chinese expressions in everyday life.  [原创文章：www.11jj.com]

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A situational dialogue

情景会话

A: Have you started working toward your New Year"s resolution?    

你开始为你的新年愿望努力了吗？

(nǐ kāishǐ wèi nǐ de xīnnián yuànwànɡ nǔlì le ma?)

B: I"ve already started learning how to cook, but I nearly burnt down the kitchen.   

我已经开始学做饭了,但是我差点把我家的厨房毁了。

(wǒ yǐjīnɡ kāishǐ xué zuòfàn le, dànshì wǒ chàdiǎn bǎ wǒjiā de chúfánɡ huǐle.)

A: Haha, that"s a bit much. Look at this picture, it"s a cake I baked myself.  

哈哈,太夸张了吧。看这张照片,是我自己做的蛋糕。

(haha, tài kuāzhānɡ le ba. kàn zhè zhānɡ zhàopiàn, shì wǒ zìjǐ zuò de dàn"ɡāo.)

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B: You"re really good with your hands. It looks prettier than a cake at a cakeshop. 

你真是心灵手巧,比蛋糕店里的蛋糕还好看。

(nǐ zhēnshì xīnlínɡ shǒuqiǎo, bǐ dàn"ɡāo diàn lǐ de dàn"ɡāo hái hǎokàn.)

A: Don"t give up. Failure is the mother of success. I failed many times before I succeeded.   

别灰心,失败是成功之母,我失败了好多次才成功的。

(bié huīxīn, shībài shì chénɡɡōnɡ zhī mǔ, wǒ shībài le hǎoduō cì cái chénɡɡōnɡde.)

Key words and expressions

核心表达

That"s a bit much 太夸张了 tài kuāzhānɡ le

good with your hands 心灵手巧 xīnlínɡ shǒuqiǎo

Don"t give up 别灰心 bié huīxīn

素材：Tao Mingyang

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整合：Sasa

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