practice handwriting
练字
(liànzì)A: What are you doing now?
你在干吗呢?
(nǐ zài ɡànmá ne?)
practice handwriting
练字
(liànzì)A: What are you doing now?
你在干吗呢?
(nǐ zài ɡànmá ne?)
Year of the Horse
马年
(mǎnián)A: There are a few days left this year.
今年还剩下几天就过去了。
(jīnnián hái shènɡxià jǐtiān jiù ɡuòqù le.)
buy milk powder
买奶粉
(mǎi nǎifěn)A: I am planning to buy milk powder online.
我打算在网上买奶粉。
(wǒ dǎsuàn zài wǎnɡshànɡ mǎi nǎifěn.)
heart and soul
一心一意
(yīxīnyīyì)A: It won’t work if you are reciting words with the TV on. In that case, you won’t remember a single word.
你这样开着电视背单词是不行的。这样的话, 你根本记不住。
(nǐ zhèyànɡ kāizhe diànshì bèidāncí shì bùxínɡ de, zhèyànɡ de huà,nǐ ɡēnběn jìbùzhù . )
B: I won’t do it again. I am going to turn it off now.
我再也不这样了。我现在就把电视关了。
(wǒ zài yě bù zhèyànɡ le. wǒ xiànzài jiù bǎ diànshì ɡuānle.)
long johns
秋裤
(qiūkù)A: It is getting colder and colder. Do you have more clothes yet?
天气真的变冷了。你加衣服了吗?
(tiānqì zhēnde biànlěnɡ le, nǐ jiā yīfu le ma? )
Chinese idioms
A heavy snow promises a good harvest.
瑞雪兆丰年
(ruìxuě zhào fēnɡnián)
shutdown
关门
(ɡuānmén)A: How about your trip to United States?
你的美国之旅怎么样?
(nǐ de měiɡuó zhīlǚ zěnmeyànɡ?)
molecular gastronomy
分子美食学
(fēnzǐ měishí xué)A: Let’s have dinner together tonight, what about that?
我们晚上一起吃饭,怎么样?
(wǒmen wǎnshànɡ yīqǐ chīfàn, zěnmeyànɡ?)
Noble Prize in literature
诺贝尔文学奖
(nuòbèiěr wénxué jiǎnɡ)
Haste makes waste
欲速则不达
(yùsù zé bùdá)