Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (26)
半吊子(bàn diào zi)Senseless and tactless (in speech), mealy mouthed, dabbler, smatterer, slacker, unfinished
Lesson 051 We Want to Use Choposticks.
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying nimen dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML.
S: Dajia hao, wo shi Stuart.
Write 疾(jí)(disease) in Chinese character
疾(jí) Origin: 一支利箭向一个人的的胸部射去,当然伤了人。“疾”的本义是“伤”、“病”,引申为“厌恶”、“憎恨”,又因为箭的速度很快,因此又有“迅速”的意思。 A sharp arrow shot at a person’s chest will of course, cause harm. The original meaning of
Poem:Lodging on Lotus Hill for a Snowy Night 唐诗《逢雪宿芙蓉山主人》
Féng Xuě Sù Fúróng Shān Zhǔrén 逢雪宿芙蓉山主人 Liú Chángqīng (Táng) 刘长卿(唐) Rì mù cāngshān yuǎn, 日暮苍山远, Tiān hán báiwū pín。
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 丝袜 Silk stockings
丝袜
Pinyin: sī wà
Meaning:Silk stockings
Sentence:她穿着长统丝袜。She had on silk stockings.
Don't let me be misunderstood
Nearly all foreigners who intend to learn Chinese would like to communicate with local people using their new-found skills. They
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 唐装tánɡzhuānɡ
Tang suit
唐装
(tánɡzhuānɡ)A: I want to buy a Tang suit for the upcoming Spring Festival. It will be quite festive.
我想买件唐装过年的时候穿。这样比较喜庆。
(wǒ xiǎnɡ mǎi jiàn tánɡzhuānɡ ɡuònián de shíhòu chuān. zhèyànɡ bǐjiào xǐqìnɡ.)
B: Good idea. Do you know where to buy one?
挺好的,你知道去哪里买吗?
(tǐnɡhǎo de, nǐ zhīdào qù nǎlǐ mǎi ma?)
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (27)
媒体依赖症(méi tǐ yī lài zhèng)
media-addiction syndrome
If you feel edgy, fidgety, distressed or lonely when left without access to your cellphone, Internet, TV and radio, then you are said to be suffering from the syndrome.
Lesson 045 Let’s Enjoy Chinese Food.
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML.
S: Nimen hao, wo shi S. Now to study, hao hao xue xi. Repeat everything.
M: Stuart, what lesson do we learn today? 今天我们学第几课, jin tian women xue di ji ke?
S: Jin tian women xue di si shi wu ke, di si shi wu ke.
M: 没错, not wrong, mei cuo! Lesson 45, di si shi wu ke.
S: Now, now repeat everything, new words and all. Try to pick out the new words. I’m very hungry. 我非常饿, wo feichang e.
M: 好,我们吃饭去, women chi fan qu.
S: 好主意, good idea, hao zhuyi.
M: Which restaurant? 我们去哪个餐馆, women qu nei ge canguan?
S: You say. 你说, ni shuo.
M: Do you like Chinese food? 你喜欢中餐吗, ni xihuan zhongcan ma?
S: Chinese food, western food, I like everything. 中餐,西餐,我都喜欢, zhongcan, xican, wo dou xihuan.
M: 我们吃中餐,好不好, women chi zhongcan, hao bu hao?
Chinese Ghost Story 鬼故事
Have heard about Chinese Ghost Story? It’s totally different from Western coutry. In keeping with the ghoulish spirit of the