Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 进退维谷jìntuìwéiɡǔ
I am caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
进退维谷
(jìntuìwéiɡǔ)
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 志愿者 Volunteer
志愿者
Pinyin: zhì yuàn zhě
Meaning:Volunteer
Sentence: 由于缺少志愿者,建立一个当地青年俱乐部的计划告吹了。Lack of volunteers brought down the curtain on plans to form a local youth club.
Chinese phrase translation: 香饽饽 (xiāng bōbo) favorite
香饽饽 (xiāng bōbo) favorite/best-loved Usage: “香饽饽”是一个褒义词,原来的意思是一种面食,后来引申为受欢迎的、热门的人或事物。 "香饽饽(xiāng bōbo)" is a commendatory term which originally referred to a kind of cooked
Lesson 082 He Got a New Girl Friend. (2)
M: Dà jiā hǎo. Huān yíng nǐ men dào Xiàn zài Xué Hàn yǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Today, we continue the sad story of dì bā shí yī kè ..
M: And learn how to say ‘get married’, and a few other things.
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Chinese Idioms and Colloquialisms (3)
Each country has colloquialism. After learning Chinese for quite some time and knowing a lot of characters, however, once immersed among local Chinese, you’ll still find yourself totally lost. Because you don’t understand the Chinese idioms and colloquialisms. This series of articles will help you learn these. Today we will learned five of them.
New campaign to tackle food waste 社会新风尚“光盘族”
In order to save more food, more and more people would like to tackle food waste. 为了节约食物,避免必要的浪费,越来越多的人加入光盘族的行列。 在华东理工大学,在校内食堂就餐的学生,只要能吃光食物,在送回餐盘时就能获得一张优惠劵。学生们可以收集这些优惠券,用来换取像图书、杂志、手机壳、暖手袋等小礼物。“这真令人惊喜,”,该校一名学生表示。“这一举措让我们更有动力参与光盘行动。” At East
Chinese grammar:When will we use 了 in Chinese?
This is one of the simplest of all Chinese particles, one which you probably encountered in Chapter 1 of your textbook. The mother of all Newbie conundrums: 了.
Daily Sentences Translation-202 You are more beautiful than you think.
Nǐ bǐ nǐ xiǎnɡxiànɡ de ɡènɡ měilì. 你比你想象的更美丽。 You are more beautiful than you think. Notes: 你(nǐ): you 比(bǐ): than
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 公园 Park
公园
Pinyin: gōng yuán
Meaning:Park
Sentence: 他们在公园里种了许多紫杉。They planted many yews in the park.
Chinese phrase translation: 马大哈 (mǎdàhā) a careless person
马大哈 (mǎdàhā) a careless person Usage: “马大哈”指做事马虎、粗心、草率的人。对很多事情都无所谓,比较随便,爱忘事。本词最早来源于“马马虎虎”“大大咧咧”“嘻嘻哈哈”三个词的组合。 "马大哈(mǎdàhā)" refers to those who are careless and hasty. They hold a casual