Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 训练 Training
训练
Pinyin: xùn liàn
Meaning:Training
Sentence: 每一位学生都要军训。Military training is required for every student.
Daily Figurative Slangs 后悔药 Medicine for regret
后悔药 Medicine for regret 【注音】hòu huǐ yào 【解释】后悔药就是治疗后悔的药,那种药一定不是滋味,而且或者根本就没有这种药。难怪人们又说:“后悔药哪儿买去呀?”方子就是别做让自己后悔的事。 This medicine must taste awful if it’s really in existence. No wonder
Xenophobia: Six Chinese students were attacked in France
Six Chinese oenology students were attacked in the early hours of Saturday in France’s wine-producing region of Bordeaux, the interior
10 Things you can 点 in Chinese
After looking in any respectable dictionary you quickly become aware that 点can mean, well, just about anything. However some of the more common meanings include: drop, spot, point, dot, a little and selec. Hopefully the following list will help you to understand the essence that is 点.
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 威武Wēiwǔ
声声中国语:二话没说.(Èr huà méi shuō.)without saying anything; without a word
二话没说.(Èr huà méi shuō.)without saying anything; without a word Explanation “二话没说”用作状语;指很干脆地做某事,或者什么也没说就把某件事做好了,表示动作很快。也说“二话不说”。 Used as an adverbial modifier, “二话没说” refers to take
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 鸟笼 Bird cage
鸟笼
Pinyin: niǎo lóng
Meaning:Bird cage
Sentence: 老人想买一个鸟笼。The old man wants to buy a cage for birds.
Daily Figurative Slangs 厚脸皮(脸皮厚)
厚脸皮(脸皮厚) 【注音】hòu liǎn pí (liǎn pí hòu) 【解释】不讲理或不顾羞耻。 Being unreasonable or shameless. 【例子】 例:别人不愿意帮这个忙,就别再去求别人了,不要那么厚脸皮了。 Ex.:As they’re unwilling to help, then
Tourists in Sanya were accused of the death of a distressed dolphin
Tourists at a beach in Sanya City were accused of contributing to the death of a distressed dolphin by mistreating
Most Common 同音词 (Word-Homophones) in Mandarin
I say “word-homophones” deliberately, since I’m referring specifically to 同音词 (homophones made up of multi-character words), not 同音字 (“character-homophones”, when two characters have the same pronunciation).