Category: Spoken Chinese

Wǒ yīnɡɡāi chūfā le. 我应该出发了。 I should be on my way now. Notes: 我(wǒ): I 应该(yīnɡɡāi): should 出发(chūfā): to set

Chinese Conversation 汉语对话卡萨布兰卡 kǎ sà bù lán kǎ

Movie lines Casablanca 卡萨布兰卡 (kǎ sà bù lán kǎ) 1. Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful

声声中国语:内行看门道，外行看热闹 Dilettante watches the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance

内行看门道，外行看热闹(Nèiháng kàn méndào, wàiháng kàn rènao)Dilettante watches the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance Explanation 这是一句常用的俗语。“内行”是指对某事或某物有丰富知识和经验的人，“外行”的人则相反。这句话是说，内行的人能看到事物的本质，而外行只是看表面现象。 This is a

Chinese Conversation 汉语对话相亲 xiānɡqīn

Chat attack blind date 相亲 (xiānɡqīn) A: What will you do after work? 下班之后,你要去做什么？ (xiàbān zhīhòu, nǐ yào qù zuòshénme？

声声中国语:放……一马。 let somebody off the hook; to make it easy on somebody later.

放……一马。(Fàng ……yì mǎ.)let somebody off the hook; to make it easy on somebody later. Explanation 三国时期，关羽为报恩，放走战败的曹操。“放……（某人）一马”后来指对某人手下留情。 In the period of

Chinese Conversation 汉语对话熟能生巧 shú nénɡ shēnɡ qiǎo

Chinese idioms Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 (shú nénɡ shēnɡ qiǎo ) A: You need to keep practicing. That way you

Chinese Conversation 汉语对话毕业季 bìyè jì

Chat attack graduation season 毕业季 (bìyè jì) A: There are many new movies and books about campus life coming out

声声中国语:神不知，鬼不觉 doing things secretly

神不知，鬼不觉(Shén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué)doing things secretly Explanation “神不知，鬼不觉”的字面意思是说神不知道，鬼也没察觉到。比喻做事非常秘密，没人知道。 The literal meaning of “神不知,鬼不觉” is that gods don’t know

声声中国语:犯不上。 It is not worth.

犯不上。(fàn bú shàng.)It is not worth. Explanation “犯不上”一般用于口语，意思是“不值得”、“不至于”或者“不应该”，也经常说“犯不着”。 The sentence “犯不上” is usually used in spoken language, which means “not