The Chinese expression 自相矛盾 is a very popular idiom. It is commonly used to describe situations wher people contradict themselves
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Chinese Proverbs 一着不慎,满盘皆输
yì zhāo bù shèn, mǎn pán jiē shū 一 着 不 慎, 满 盘 皆 输 One careless move forfeits
Popular Word – 草莓族 Strawberry Generation
最初,台湾的七年级生(出生于1970年后的人),被称之为“草莓族”,但是目前越来越多的人说现在的80后也是草莓一族,尽管表面上看起来光鲜亮丽,但却承受不了挫折,一碰即烂,不善于团队合作,主动性及积极性均较上一代差。开始投入职场的“草莓族”,最大的特色之一,就是工作时往往没什么定性,只要有更好玩的工作,或是较高的薪水,就会见异思迁。80后们,你们真的是“草莓族”吗? They look chic and sophisticated. They are soft and get hurt easily. They seem unbearably spoilt and can’t take
Learn Chinese Words 学汉字 01 腿
腿tuǐ Introduction: Definition: legs, thighs Text: 大腿[dà tuǐ] thigh 小腿[xiǎo tuǐ] calf 火腿[huǒ tuǐ] ham 腿部[tuǐ bù] leg Yéye suī
The common usages of Character “将”
This post is to answer a reader’s question regarding the usage of character “将 jiāng“. It might look confusing when
OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (20)
阴滋病(yīn zī bìng) HIV-negative AIDS disease A Hong Kong-based newspaper reported that some people with AIDS-like symptoms without detectable evidence
三人行必有我师焉 – san1 ren2 xing2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1 yan1
Literal translation :3 – people – walking – must – have – me – teacher – thus
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Traditional Simplified Pinyin Definition 北 北 běi North 南 南 nán South 東 东 dōng East
A Harebrained Scheme 守株待兔
The expression 守株待兔 (shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4) literally means standing by a tree stump waiting for a hare to crash