Chinese Grammar learning: Adjective + 得不得了
得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used as a complement to suggest a situation is serious, or is likely to result in perhaps terrible consequences. It can be used in a positive sense, like in English when we say "I'm terribly happy".
Chinese Culture: Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)
Today I will introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-autumn Day (中秋节 zhōngqiū jié), or Mid-autumn Festival, falls on the fifteenth day of the lunar August, the middle of the autumn, usually happens between the early September to early October in western calendar.
Chinese phrase translation: 黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse
黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse Usage: “黑马”原来是指在赛马场上本来不被看好，却能在比赛中出乎意料地获胜的马匹。后来比喻实力难测的竞争者或出人意料的优胜者。"黑马(hēimǎ)" refers to the unexpected winner in a race or competition. This word is originally used in the field of horse racing.
Grammar — Subject-Predicate Phrases 主谓短语
The subject may be the object of the statement and it is often a noun or pronoun. The predicate tends to make a statement in regards to the subject and is generally a verb or adjective. No function words are utilized between the subject and predicate. The majority of the words you mentioned contain it. For instance:
Ancient Clepsydras
Lou (water clock) is an idiom used by ancient Chinese equivalent to today's "clock". Zhonghu Dilou is also called clepsydra or water clock. The time-measuring device consists of several kettles filled with water, which are usually connected together. There are small holes on the bottom of upper kettles, so that once the kettles are filled up, the water will drop down stepwise and regularly to the lower kettles. The lowest kettle has an erect buoy in it carved with scale divisions. The clepsydra is a 24-hour calculagraph used to calculate time through observing the scale of buoy according to fluctuation of buoy enabled by changes in water level. It measures time day and night during both sunny and rainy days. However, there may be changes in the speed of dripping according to temperature condition, which lead to inevitable error or difference in telling time. Nevertheless, it can be corrected by using sundial during fine days.
Chinese phrase translation: 回头客 (huítóukè) returned customers
回头客 (huítóukè) returned customers Usage: “回头客”指再次光顾的客人。一般可用来衡量某个商店（或饭馆、旅馆等）物品质量是否优良、价格是否适中、服务是否完善等。 "“回头客(huítóukè)" means the customers coming again. It' a word used to value the qulity, price and service of a store (or a restaurant, a hotel etc…).
The Earliest “Refrigerator” – Bronze Jian
The Bronze Jian (utensil containing ice) is considered the earliest and most primitive green “refrigerator” ever found in the world by far. It is unearthed in 1977 from Zeng Hou Yi tomb in Sui County, Hubei province. It is a representative of the bronze vessels in the tomb as it gives a full expression of the novel, unique and delicate features of the bronze vessels in the tomb.
Chinese grammar: Adding emphasis with 就是jiushi
就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.
It can be used in the following ways:
The Oldest Contour Canal in the World: Lingqu Canal
The Lingqu Canal (灵渠 Líng qú) is located in Xing'an County, near Guilin, in Guangxi Province, China.
Chinese grammar: Just do it with 干脆gancui
干脆 is an adverb meaning "you might as well" or "just", and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of action within a difficult situation.
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