Category: Chinese Dialogue

Biérén zěnme xiǎnɡ bìnɡbù zhònɡyào. 别人怎么想并不重要。 What others think is not important . Notes: 别人(biérén): other people 怎么想(zěnme xiǎnɡ): how

Yǒushíhòu，wǒ zuò wǒ xiǎnɡzuò de shì. 有时候，我做我想做的事。 Sometimes I do what I want to do. Notes: 有时候(yǒushíhòu): sometimes 我(wǒ): I

……比登天还难。(……bǐ dēng tiān hái nán.)It is more difficult to do something than going to the outer space; very difficult to

Shíjiān huì dàilái jīnɡxǐ. 时间会带来惊喜。 Time will bring a surprise. Notes: 时间(shíjiān): time 会(huì): will 带来(dàilái): bring 惊喜(jīnɡxǐ): surprise Example:

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门。(Bú zuò kuīxīn shì, bú pà guǐ qiāo mén.)A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. Explanation “亏心事”是指违背良心的错事，这句俗语是说，只要不做违背良心的事情，就不怕半夜鬼来敲门找麻烦，即能坦坦荡荡。也写做“不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门”。 “亏心事” refers that something

Yǒurén zài qiāomén. 有人在敲门。 Somebody’s knocking at the door. Notes: 有人(yǒurén): someone 在(zài): be in process of 敲(qiāo): to knock

换汤不换药。(Huàn tāng bú huàn yào.)It is only a change in name or form but not the content. Explanation “换汤不换药”的字面意思是只换煎药的热水，而不换药。比喻只变换方式，却不改变实质内容。 “换汤不换药”

眼红 (yǎnhóng) envy and jealousy; looking furious Usage: “眼红”有两种解释：一是指看见别人获得名气、利益或拥有好的东西时，非常羡慕和妒忌，自己也渴望拥有；二是指人被激怒的样子。 “眼红” has two meanings: one is when someone grows envious or

八竿子（也）打不着。(Bā gānzi (yě) dǎ bù zháo.)It is far away. / They are unrelated at all. Explanation “八竿子（也）打不着”这句俗语，虽然出处不统一，但本义都是指距离很远。比喻两者之间关系很远或者根本没有关系。 Though the derivations

垫背 (diànbèi) to suffer for the faults of others Usage: “垫背”本来是说人死后下葬时在尸体下面放财物。现在比喻一个人犯的错误也让其他人一起分担或顶替。 “垫背” originally refers to putting money under the dead