shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu 水 能 载 舟, 亦 能 覆 舟 The water that bears
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OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (34)
3Q战争(sān Q zhàn zhēng) 360-QQ Battle The term refers to a battle over alleged unfair business practices between Tencent, operator
Ren Qing Wei 人情味- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Hospitality and good manners are highly valued in Chinese society. Someone who is friendly and hospitable is called rén qíng
Chinese idioms 汉语成语 : 塞翁失马,焉知非福——A loss, no bad thing
zhànɡuǒ shíqī yǒuyíwèi lǎorén mínɡjiào sàiwēnɡ 战国时期有一位老人,名叫塞翁。 tā yǎnɡle xǔduō mǎ yìtiān mǎqún zhōnɡ hūrán yǒuyìpǐ zǒushī le 他养了许多马,一天马群中忽然有一匹走失了。 línjūmén
Discover ways to say “It’s just right!” in Chinese?
For Chinese language beginners , these words may help you survive, but they won’t help you any more than that. You really need to learn more expressions of one type of question or answer to show the wonderful colors of your personality. Chinese culture is by large people based culture, a good grip on the art of expression is essential if your goal is to go deeper into the culture, the people and the society through Chinese language. That’s also one of my goals to set up this Learn Chinese online blog.
A Precarious Pile of Eggs 危如累卵
The Chinese idiom 危如累卵 (wei1 ru2 lei3 luan3) literally means as precarious as a pile of eggs and comes from
hot words 热词 – 公交狂躁症
公交狂躁症 Bus Mania 公交狂躁症是一种社会心理问题,是公交车上的乘客因偶然的弱小刺激爆发的狂躁情绪,公交狂躁症者平时似乎很有修养,但到了公交车这样一个公共场合就一反常态,并且具有普遍性和常见性、易发性。 Bus mania is a kind of sociological problem which is quite common and can happen for
Chinese Proverbs 书到用时方恨少
shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo 书 到 用 时 方 恨 少 It is when you are
OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (35)
拆毁性建设(chāi huǐ xìng jiàn shè) destructive construction Some officials have criticized the vicious cycle of unnecessarily digging up streets and
Gang Hao – Daily Mandarin Lesson 刚好
Meaning exactly; just; happen to be Pronunciation Tone marks: ► gāng hǎo Tone numbers: gang1 hao3 Chinese