Your Guide to Chinese New Year Lantern Wishes
Chinese New Year includes two weeks of celebration with most activities taking place on just three days: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the last day of Chinese New Year. Here's what you should know about the Lantern Festival, including the symbolism of the celebration and which characters to write on your own lantern to wish in Chinese.
Chinese phrase translation: 帮帮忙吧!(Bāng bāng máng ba!)Please help me!
帮帮忙吧!(Bāng bāng máng ba!)Please help me! Usage: “帮帮忙吧!”一般用来请求别人的帮助或者建议,含有“祈求”、“迫切地请求”的意思。“帮帮忙吧!” is generally used to ask for help or advice from others, and it contains meanings of praying for or asking urgently for something.
Woman Basketball Player No. 5 女篮5号
Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Woman Basketball Player No. 5 (女篮5号nǚ lán 5 hào). So let us have a brief introduction.
Chinese New Year Lantern Colors
Chinese New Years' 15-day holiday culminates with the Lantern Festival (元宵节, yuan xiao jie), marking the end of celebrations with a party under the full moon. It is a glowing spectacle of lanterns, cacophonous firecrackers, and mouthwatering food. Lanterns are hung outside homes and children carry small lanterns.
Chinese phrase translation: 海选 (hǎi xuǎn) open audition
海选 (hǎi xuǎn) open audition Usage: “海选”在众多的候选人中选拔。指不设门槛,人人都有机会参加的选拔。正因为如此,参加的人数相当多,因此参加者想要被选中就非常难。“海选” refers to an audition or other selection process without entry requirements, meaning that everyone has an opportunity to participate. For this reason, the number of participants is quite large, and it is hard for the participants to be selected.
The Opium War甲午战争
Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called The Opium War (甲午战争jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng). So let us have a brief introduction.
Chinese Funeral Traditions
See how people’s lives are remembered and celebrated at Chinese funerals. Chinese funeral traditions vary depending on where the deceased person and his or her family are from but some basic traditions still apply.
The Herdsman牧马人
Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called The Herdsman (牧马人mù mǎ rén). So let us have a brief introduc tion.
Chinese phrase translation: 哪儿呀(nǎr ya) Please, no
哪儿呀(nǎr ya) Please, no Usage: “哪儿呀”意思是“不”,一般是对他人赞扬的一种谦虚的回应,意思是我没那么优秀。一般用在句首。有时候也表示对他人判断的否定。“哪儿呀” is a modest way of answering for others’ praise, suggesting that the speaker is not that excellent. It is usually used at the beginning of a sentence. Sometimes it’s used to deny others’ opinion.
The History of Chinese New Year
The most important holiday in Chinese culture around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year—and it all started out of fear.