This story will tell you how to take a taxi in Chinese. Dominic: Although Beijing boasts a highly effective and affordable transport system, sometimes, for shear convenience and speed, it's necessary to take a taxi. Finding one is easy enough. Just head towards any large road to flag one down.
Category: Spoken Chinese
不见黄河不死心 bújiàn huánghé bù sǐxīn to refuse to give up until all hope is lost
Instruction : “不见黄河不死心”是说不到无路可走的地步是不会死心的。比喻不达目的不罢休。 “bújiàn huánghé bù sǐxīn” means that one will not give up until all hope is lost. It is a metaphor that one will never give up until she reaches her goal.
天无绝人之路 tiān wú juérén zhīlù there is always a way out
冰糖葫芦一串串 Candied haws on a stick
In winter, on the streets and alleyways of old Beijing, vendors call out, “Candied haws, candied haws…” The Spring Festival is the best time for selling candied haws. From the first to the fifteenth of the first lunar month, people crowd in the temple fairs in Changdian, on the Glass Street outside Hepingmen, where candied haws can be seen everywhere.
Where’re you going in different cities in China
Where're you going? Chinese people often ask their firends "where are you going" when they meet each other on the road. But due to the different area in China, there're several way to express the same meaning of this sentence. It's quite interesting. Let's have a look.
What’s she like?
What's she like? In Chinese:
她的性格怎么样？Tā de xìnɡ ɡé zěn me yànɡ?
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