远亲不如近邻(yuǎn qīn bùrú jìn lín)A nearby neighbor is better than a faraway cousin Explanation “远亲不如近邻”指遇到有急事的时候，远方的亲戚就不如旁边的邻居那样能及时帮忙，这是一句让人感到温暖的常用话。 “远亲不如近邻” means that during an
Category: Spoken Chinese
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 黑色星期五hēisè xīnɡqīwǔ
Black Friday
黑色星期五
(hēisè xīnɡqīwǔ )A: I had to save up some money recently.
最近我得节约点了。
(zuìjìn wǒ děi jiéyuē diǎn le.)
声声中国语:真难得(zhēn nándé)rare
真难得(zhēn nándé)rare Explanation “真难得”一般用在句首，形容某个人、事情或者现象非常少见，出乎大家的意料，一般指好的事情。 Generally, “真难得” is used at the beginning of a sentence to describe a person, thing or
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
(liúdé qīnɡshān zài, bùpà méi chái shāo)
A: I heard that Lao Li’s company went bankrupt. He has been down recently.
听说老李的公司破产了。他最近一直很低落。
(tīnɡshuō lǎolǐ de ɡōnɡsī pòchǎn le. tā zuìjìn yīzhí hěn dīluò.)
B: Yes, but he has started to look for job opportunities.
恩,不过他现在开始找工作了。
(ēn, bùɡuò tā xiànzài kāishǐ zhǎo ɡōnɡzuò le.)
A: Where there is life, there is hope. There are many opportunities in the future.
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。以后还会有机会的。
(liúdé qīnɡshān zài, bùpà méi chái shāo. yǐhòu háihuì yǒu jīhuì de.)
声声中国语:半路（上）出家(Bàn lù (shàng) chū jiā)To learn something from the beginning when one is grown up
半路（上）出家(Bàn lù (shàng) chū jiā)To learn something from the beginning when one is grown up Explanation “出家”的意思是离开家庭去当僧尼或道士，如果是人生走到一半才去出家，对于佛教就不如从小出家的人修行深。后来比喻中途改换了行业，从头学起。 “出家” is a
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 微信wēixìn
微信
(wēixìn)A: Have you been texting?
你一直在发短信吗？
(nǐ yīzhí zài fā duǎnxìn ma?)
Daily Sentences Translation-212 Could you turn off my computer?
Nǐ nénɡbùnénɡ ɡuāndiào wǒde diànnǎo? 你能不能关掉我的电脑？ Could you turn off my computer? Notes: 你(nǐ): you 能不能(nénɡbùnénɡ): can or cannot 关掉(ɡuāndiào):
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 旅游签证lǚyóu qiānzhènɡ
travel visa
旅游签证
(lǚyóu qiānzhènɡ )A: Do you plan to go to your hometown for Spring Festival?
春节你回老家吗？
(chūnjié nǐ huí lǎojiā ma?)
声声中国语:无功不受禄 No pain, no gain
无功不受禄(wú gōng bú shòu lù)No pain, no gain Explanation “无功不受禄” 是说没出什么力就不能接受别人的报酬，一般用来推辞别人的谢意，特别是酬劳。 “无功不受禄” means that without exerting effort, people will not
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 比特币bǐtèbì
bitcoin
比特币
(bǐtèbì )A: Have you heard about bitcoin?
你听说过比特币吗？
(nǐ tīnɡshuō ɡuò bǐtèbì ma？)
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