One neighbor of Yang Zi (yáng zí 杨子), a famous scholar lost a sheep. He asked all his relatives ,
Category: Chinese Words&Phrases
Chinese Proverbs 打蛇不死,后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ, hoù huàn wú qióng 打 蛇 不 死, 后 患 无 穷 Unless you beat a
Laoban 老板- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Titles are important in Chinese culture, and they are used more frequently than in most Western countries. The title for
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 离职quit
Pinyin: lí zhí Meaning: quit Sentence: It’s generally not a good sign when the person who hired you has to quit. 通常来说,雇佣你的人离职可不是什么好征兆。
每日一词:如意算盘(rúyì suànpán)
如意算盘(rúyì suànpán)calculations based on wishful thinking 释义 “如意算盘”的字面意思是一个好用的算盘。比喻有的人考虑问题的时候,根据自己的愿望,只从好的方面和只为自己或己方做打算。 Meaning “如意算盘(rúyì suànpán)” literally means a user-friendly abacus. It is often a
Chinese Idiom:骑虎难下 (qí hǔ nán xià)
In the late Northern Zhou (beǐ zhōu 北周,557-581AD) era,after the emperor Xuan Di (xuān dì 宣帝) died from disease,his prince
Chinese Proverbs 吃一堑,长一智
chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì 吃 一 堑, 长 一 智 A fall in pit, a gain in your
Keyi 可以- Daily Mandarin Lesson
There are several ways to say “able to” in Mandarin Chinese, depending on whether the meaning is a skill, ability,
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 瑜伽yoga
Pinyin: yú jiā Meaning: yoga Sentence: Recently I have found a new way of doing yoga. 近来,我发现了一种做瑜伽的新方法。
Chinese idioms:爱不释手ài bú shì shǒu
爱不释手(ài bú shì shǒu),喜欢得不肯放手,形容非常喜欢。 It means something is so delighted with it that one could hardly bear to put it