玉白菜 Pinyin: yù bái cài Meaning : Jade Chinese cabbage (The Chinese cabbage, “ 白菜 ” in Chinese, has the similar sound with “ 百财 ” which means numerous wealth. Hence, people always place a jade Chinese cabbage in their houses to bring good luck and huge wealth.)
Category: Chinese Words&Phrases
Chinese Proverbs 不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué, yān dé hǔ zǐ 不 入 虎 穴, 焉 得 虎 子 Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Chinese idioms:伯乐相马 (Bólè xiàng mǎ)
Chūnqiū shíhòu, chǔ wáng mìnglìng Bólè qù mǎi qiānlǐ mǎ. Kěshì Bólè pǎo le hǎo jǐ gè guójiā, dōu méiyǒu
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 僧侣 sēng lǚ
僧侣 Pinyin: s ē ng l ǚ Meaning : Monk Sentence : 僧侣们过着清苦的生活。 Monks are leading simple, austere lives.
Things – Dong Xi 东西
The Mandarin word for "thing" or "things" is dōngxi. It is made up of two characters: 東 (dōng) means "east"
Chinese Idiom:鹏程万里 (péng chéng wàn lǐ)
In the Chinese classic《Chuangtze》(zhuāng zǐ 庄子),there is a legend like this: once upon a time, a gigantic fish named Kun
Chinese Proverbs 不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì, bù zhǎng yī zhì 不 经 一 事, 不 长 一 智 Wisdom comes from experience
Chinese idioms:车水马龙 (Chē shuǐ mă lóng)
Cóngqián yǒu gè huánghòu xìng Mǎ, tā shēnghuó fēicháng jiǎnpǔ. Mǎ huánghòu hěn xǐhuān dúshū, zuòshì hěn jiǎng dàolǐ. Hòulái,
Chinese Idiom:抛砖引玉(pāo zhuān yǐn yù)
During the Tang dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝), there lived a man named Jau Gu, who was a very talented poet.
差不多 – Daily Mandarin Vocabulary Lesson
The Mandarin word meaning "nearly" or "almost" is chàbuduō. It is made up of three characters: 差 (chà) means "differ