Chinese allegories Lesson 26
dà xiàng de bí zi – néng qū néng shēn
大象的鼻子 – 能屈能伸
Like an elephant’s nose, be able to stoop or stand erect – submit or assert oneself as the occasion requires; be adaptable to circumstances
北京大兴国际机场开始真机验证 Beijing's new airport completes 1st passenger plane test flight
Beijing Daxing International Airport completed(完成 wánchéng) its first test(测试 cèshì) flight of passenger planes as four aircraft landed(降落 jiàngluò) safely
Everyday Chinese: Lesson 53 In the University
Everyday Chinese is the online Chinese course which designed for language learners who would like to acquire practical communication skills.
Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin 6 (Intermediate to Advanced)
The white Jetta found on Dong Feng square had a suspicious bullet hole on its rear door. It indicated that
Love love love, Jolin Tsai (Cai Yilin)
love love love méi 没 dá àn 答案 méi 没 dá àn 答案 zhēn 真 ài 爱 zài 在 nǎ
Be True to One's Word 一諾千金
The Chinese idiom 一諾千金 (yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1) literally means the promise is weightier than one thousand taels of gold.
Chinese Lesson 29: What plans do you have for the holiday?
Sentence Pattern 这个假期你们有什么计划?(zhè ge jiàqī nǐmen yǒu shénme jìhuà?): What plans do you have for the holiday? Words 1.放假(fàng jià):have
Li Hai – Daily Mandarin Lesson 厉害
Meaning great; severe; strict; ferocious; talented Pronunciation Tone marks: ► lì hài Tone numbers: li4 hai4 Chinese
屌丝
Use Chinese expression 要什么,没什么 to describe a popular internet slang: 屌丝 In previous post, I introduced Chinese expression 怕什么, 来什么.
十二生肖 the Twelve Zodiacs
十二生肖(shí èr shēng xiāo,the Twelve Zodiacs)
十二生肖,是中国古代纪年用的一组动物图像,由十一种源于自然界的动物 –“鼠、牛、虎、兔、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪”加中国传说中的“龙”组成。十二生肖与中国农历中的“十二地支”搭配后的排列顺序为“子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪”。其中狗排位第十一。很多西方人把生肖看作是中国的“星座”。基于一个12年的循环,每一年都有一个动物作为象征。生肖在古代还被用作代表一天的时间,也就是我们所说的时辰。一天有12个时辰,每个时辰为现在的两个小时,子时是十二个时辰中的第一时辰(即23点整至凌晨1点整),与子时相配合的动物是子鼠。根据中国的传统哲学,人出生在某个时辰,通常被认定为本性中带有某种动物的原始特性,如:老鼠代表智慧,牛代表勤奋,老虎代表勇猛,兔子代表谨慎,龙代表威猛,蛇代表柔韧,马代表勇往直前,羊代表和顺,猴子代表敏捷,鸡代表恒定,狗代表忠诚,猪代表随和。总而言之,所有这些有关于生肖的含义也都来自古人对后代的美好祝愿。