Chinese idioms skate on thin ice 如履薄冰 (rúlǚ bóbīnɡ ) A: Someone has to tell the boss he’s wrong. 总得有人告诉老板,他错了。
Tag: Chinese Conversation
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 帮倒忙 bānɡdàománɡ
Chat attack kiss of death 帮倒忙 (bānɡdàománɡ) A: Jim is a nice guy, isn’t he? 吉姆是个好人,对吧? (jímǔ shì ɡè hǎorén,duìba?)
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 打酱油 dǎjiàngyóu
Chat attack just passing by 打酱油 (dǎjiàngyóu) A: Tom, do you take part in the basketball match this afternoon? 汤姆,你下午参加篮球比赛吗?
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 道歉dàoqiàn
apology
道歉
(dàoqiàn)A: I heard that some crosstalk actor is being boycotted by TV stations.
听说某个相声演员被电视台封杀了。
(tīnɡshuō mǒuɡè xiānɡshēnɡ yǎnyuán bèi diànshìtái fēnɡshā le.)
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 机不可失,失不再来
Opportunity rarely knocks twice.
机不可失,失不再来
(jī bù kě shī,shī bù zài lái )
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 抵押贷款dǐyā dàikuǎn
Chat attackmortgage loan
抵押贷款
(dǐyā dàikuǎn )A: I’ve thinking about buying a car. But I don’t have enough money.
我一直在考虑买辆车。但是钱不太够。
(wǒ yīzhí zài kǎolǜ mǎi liànɡ chē, dànshì qián bù tài ɡòu. )
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 无人区wúrénqū
No Man’s Land
无人区
(wúrénqū)A: Let’s see a movie tonight.
我们晚上去看电影吧。
(wǒmen wǎnshànɡ qù kàn diànyǐnɡ ba.)
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 井下生活jǐnɡxià shēnɡhuó
Chat attackto live beneath a manhole
井下生活
(jǐnɡxià shēnɡhuó)
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 雾霾wùmái
haze
雾霾
(wùmái )A: The air quality is so bad today.
今天的空气真差。
(jīntiān de kōnɡqì zhēn chà.)
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 木已成舟mù yǐ chénɡ zhōu
What’s done can not be undone.
木已成舟
(mù yǐ chénɡ zhōu)A: You look so upset.
你看起来很失落。
(nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn shīluò.)