Daily Figurative Slangs 吃哑巴亏
A 吃哑巴亏 Suffering loss without redress 【发音】chi ya ba kui 【释义】受了损失却不能说 【例1】因为证据不足,他没有办法起诉,吃了哑巴亏。 Because of lack of proof, he could
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 对牛弹琴 (Duìniútánqín )
Meanings:
The three DE particles in Mandarin: 的, 地 and 得
New learners of Mandarin Chinese are often confused by the fact that there are three particles that seem to fulfil
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 油菜花 Flower of rapeseed plant
油菜花
Pinyin: yóu cài huā
Meaning:Flower of rapeseed plant; canola plant
Sentence:Do you like flower of rapeseed plant? 你喜欢油菜花吗?
声声中国语:看情况吧。(Kàn qíngkuàng ba.)It depends.
看情况吧。(Kàn qíngkuàng ba.)It depends. Explanation “看情况”这个句型一般要表达“事情很难说,现在很难下结论或做决定,最后的决定或结果还得看当时的情况而定”的意思。 “看情况”usually has the expression of “hard to tell, so it depends on the circumstances”.
Director Zhang Yimou Reported Seven Children Shocks China 张艺谋
Recently Chinese media(媒体méi tǐ) revealed that famous Chinese director(导演dáo yǎn)Zhang Yimou might have fathered seven children. It is against the
Daily Figurative Slangs 打肿脸充胖子 (dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàngzī)
打肿脸充胖子 (dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàngzī) do sth. beyond one’s ability 【释义】要面子,硬撑着做力不能及的事。 To get the respect and attention from the
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 东施效颦 (Dōngshī xiàopín)
Meanings:
Chinese Words Translation:fans 粉丝(fěn sī)
粉丝(fěn sī) fans Usage Netes: “粉丝”本来是中国一种常见的食品,它也是英语“Fans”的音译,表示狂热、热爱的意思,后引申为影迷、追星等,“粉丝”就是支持者。 “粉丝” is a common food in China, and is also the transliteration of the
Xiang Wang Chao – Mandarin Chinese Prepositions
There are two common Mandarin prepositions that correspond to the English "towards" : 向 (xiàng) and 往 (wáng). As with