Category: Chinese Grammar

Chinese phrase translation: 智多星 (zhìduōxīng) resourceful person

智多星 (zhìduōxīng) resourceful person; mastermind Usage: “智多星”是指聪明、主意多的人。《水浒传》中的吴用就是文学作品里有名的“智多星”,他足智多谋,出了很多好主意。“智多星”refers to a resourceful strategist. Wu Yong, a character in a fiction Water Margin was known as mastermind. He was resourceful who proposed many good ideas.

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Chinese Grammar- Prepositional phrases 介词短语

The type "在…上" (zài…shàng) can express the position exactly where an action takes spot or perhaps a condition exists. The type在…上can also be employed to indicate scope or aspect when an abstract noun or verb is utilized in between. For instance,
他在楼上。tā zài lóushàng. [He is upstairs.]
他在班上的表现还是不错的。tā zài bān shàng de biǎoxiàn háishì bú cuò de. [He performed well in the class.]

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Chinese phrase translation: 黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse

黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse Usage: “黑马”原来是指在赛马场上本来不被看好,却能在比赛中出乎意料地获胜的马匹。后来比喻实力难测的竞争者或出人意料的优胜者。"黑马(hēimǎ)" refers to the unexpected winner in a race or competition. This word is originally used in the field of horse racing.

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