During the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), Juang-tz’s family was very poor. When they had nothing left to eat,
Tag: Chinese Idiom
Chinese idioms:后生可畏 (hòushēng kě wèi)
Kǒngzǐ yóulì de lù shàng, pèng jiàn yí gè xiǎohái zhèngzài yòng nítǔ duī yí zuò chéngbǎo, zìjǐ zuò zài
Chinese Idiom:口蜜腹剑 (kǒu mì fù jiàn)
Li Lin-fu was a prime minister of China during the T’ang dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝, 618—907AD). He was good at
Chinese idioms:邯郸学步 (Hándānxuébù )
Gōngyuán qián 475 nián -gōngyuán 221 nián de Zhànguó shíqī, Yànguó yǒu gè qīngnián, tā tīngshuō Zhàoguó dūchéng Hándān de
Chinese Idiom:空中楼阁 (kōng zhōng lóu gé)
A rich man asked an architect to build a three-story house for him. When the first story was finished, the
Chinese idioms:狗尾续貂 (Gǒuwěi xù diāo)
Jìn Wǔdì de shūshū sī mǎ lún, yěxīn hěn dà, tā chèn Jìn Wǔdì qùshì, guójiā bú gòu wěndìng, jiù
Chinese Idiom:刻舟求剑 (kè zhōu qiú jiàn)
A man from the state chu was crossing the river. in the boat, his sword fell into the water by
Chinese idioms:狐假虎威 (Hújiǎhǔwēi )
Yì tiān, yì zhī lǎohǔ fēicháng jī’è, sìchù xúnzhǎo shíwù. Hǎo bù róngyì lǎohǔ zhuā dào le yì zhī húlí,
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 迫不及待 pò bú jí dài
Chinese idiom 迫不及待
Can’t wait to do something
(pò bú jí dài)
Chinese Idiom:九牛一毛 (jiǔ niú yī máo)
Li Ling was a great general during the time of emperor Han Wu-di (hàn wǔ dì汉武帝). He was a very