按图索骥Àntú-suǒjì 春秋时，有个叫孙阳的人，擅长相马。为了让好马不再被埋没，他写了一本书，并且在书上画了各种马的形态图，书名叫《相马经》。 In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Sun Yang who was an expert in
Category: Chinese Words&Phrases
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 清明节Qingming Festival
Pinyin: qīng míng jié Meaning: Qingming Festival Sentence: Qingming Festival is an important day for chinese. 清明节对中国人来说是一个很重要日子。
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Giant supermarkets are popular throughout the world, and there are many to choose from in China and Taiwan. The Mandarin
Chinese Idiom：袒腹东床 (tǎn fù dōng chuáng)
Shi Jian, a high official of the Chin dynasty, was looking for a suitable husband for his daugther. He heard
Popular Word – 丁 克 家 庭
Măi yī sòng yī 买 一 送 一 two-for-one offer, buy one get one free Rén qì shí zú 人
Chinese idioms：八仙过海Bāxiānguòhǎi
八仙过海Bāxiān-guòhǎi 传说吕洞宾等八位神仙途经东海去仙岛，只见巨浪汹涌。吕洞宾提议各自想办法过海。于是铁拐李把拐杖投到水里，自己立在水面过海；韩湘子以花篮击水而渡；吕洞宾、蓝采和、张果老、汉钟离、曹国舅、何仙姑也分别把自己的箫、拍板、纸驴、鼓、玉版、竹罩投到海里，站在上面过海。八位神仙都靠自己的神通渡过了东海。“八仙过海”就是根据这个传说而来。又叫做 “八仙过海，各显神通”。 once upon a time, Lu Dongbin and seven other immortals wanted to cross the East Sea and
Chinese Proverbs 苦海无涯，回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú yá, huí tóu shì àn 苦 海 无 崖， 回 头 是 岸 The sea of suffering
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 草原grasslands
Pinyin: cǎo yuán Meaning: grasslands Sentence: The horses are eating grass on the grassland. 马儿在草原上吃草。
Cai Dan 菜单- Daily Mandarin Lesson
A good example of a descriptive Mandarin Chinese noun is cài dān – “menu.” Cài dān consists of two characters:
Chinese Idiom：熟能生巧 (shú néng shēng qiǎo)
Chen Yau-tz, of the Sung dynasty (sòng cháo 宋朝), was a very talented archer. He hit the bull’s eye every
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