Chinese phrase translation: 八卦 (bāguà) the eight diagrams
八卦 (bāguà) the eight diagrams; gossip Usage: “八卦”是我国古代的一套有象征意义的符号,可用来占卜。 “八卦”也指小道消息,通常涉及人的隐私。“八卦” refers to a set of ancient Chinese symbols that can be used for divination. It can also refer to hearsay related to a person’s privacy.
Local music of Shanghai
The Traditional Shanghai music diversifies(when an organization or person diversifies into other things, or diversifies their range of something, they increase the variety of things that they do or make) in variety: based on an abundance of folk ballads(a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language) and operas, the music has blended in folk wisdoms, displaying a flourishing scene of "all flowers blossoming"(百花齐放băihuā-qífàng).
Chinese grammar: Expressing not even one
In English we might want to say something like "I have absolutely no money, not even one penny." That "not even one" is the focus of this article.
Oatmeal tabbouleh of China
This is a good tabbouleh(塔博勒色拉Tǎbólè sèlā) alternative for those of you who can't tolerate wheat, though you must seek out a brand of steel-cut oats that has been processed in a gluten-free facility if you need to avoid gluten(gluten is a substance found in cereal grains such as wheat).
Yuchanyan Site in China
The Site in the period between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Age Geographical Location: Dao County, Hunan Province
Muxi Pork
Wash the wood ears(木耳mùěr) and drain. Soak the golden needles in warm water for five minutes. Drain and cut crosswise(crosswise means diagonally across something) into halves. Set aside.
Chinese phrase translation: 动真格 (dòngzhēngé) to do something seriously
动真格 (dòngzhēngé) to do something seriously Usage: “动真格”指态度上认真地对待,行动上坚定地执行。“动真格” means to form an opinion seriously and to take actions firmly.
Mung bean 绿豆
Speculators have driven up the price of mung beans, popular for their medicinal value. Li Shizhen(李时珍 Lǐ Shízhēn), a pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), identified medical functions of mung beans and recorded them in "Ben Cao Gang Mu" ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), a classic of TCM pharmacopoeia.
Chinese grammar:Expressing not only… but also不但……而且……
"不但⋯⋯,而且⋯⋯" (bùdàn…, érqiě…) is a very commonly used pattern that indicates "not only, … but also…."
Liangzhu Culture
It is a kind of Neolithic culture located in the northern Zhejiang province and the southern coastal areas of Jiangsu province. It is discovered first in the Liangzhu Township, Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 1931, therefore the similar discoveries afterwards near the site is all together called Liangzhu Culture. With the exquisitely made stone farming tools and the finely polished and regular pottery wares, the period witnessed a quite developed agriculture production. Two species of rice namely japonica rice and indica rice, horsebean and peanuts etc. can be found at that time.