Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 碟子 Dish
碟子
Pinyin: dié zi
Meaning:Dish
Sentence: Please pick up those cups and saucers. 请把那些杯子和碟子收拾好。
Chinese Internet word: Desk lying group桌趴族
Zhuō pā zú, shì zhǐ pā zài bàngōng zhuō shàng wǔshuì de shàngbānzú. Zhuō pā zú de chūxiàn, zhǔyào shì
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Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 瓷器 china
瓷器
Pinyin: cí qì
Meaning:china; figuline; porcelain; stoneware
Sentence: A piece of china breaks easily. 瓷器容易打碎。
Daily Chinese Translation-110 May I have your attention, please?
Qǐnɡ dàjiā zhùyì yíxià.
请大家注意一下。
May I have your attention, please?
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Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 宣誓 Swear an oath
Pinyin: xuānshì
Meaning:Swear an oath
Sentence:他宣誓要为他的国家而战。He took the oath to fight for his country.
Daily Chinese Translation-109 I'm just browsing.
Wǒ zhǐshì suíbiàn kànkɑn.
我只是随便看看。
I’m just browsing.
Chinese Internet word: diaosi 屌丝
What is diaosi?
The word diaosi was coined first by single, young men who feel they have dead-end lives. Generally, men in this category don’t earn enough, are not good looking, and have difficulty winning promotion.
“屌丝”这个词最初是由那些感到生活没出路的年轻单身汉们创造出来的。通常这类男性挣钱不多,其貌不扬,晋升无望。
Unlike their upper-class contemporaries, they lack influential families, useful social networks for their careers, and most importantly, suitable women to marry.
与处于社会高层的同龄人相比,他们缺少有权势的家庭背景,没有可以帮助他们发展事业的社会关系,最重要的是,没有合适的结婚对象。
“I’m just a diaosi, poor and plain-looking, who will marry me?” It’s a common sentiment uttered by one of them, which is half self-mockery, half reality.
“我只是个屌丝,穷困潦倒且相貌平平,谁会嫁给我呢?”“屌丝一族”常常会这样一半自嘲、一半现实地感慨到。
Many young men call themselves diaosi because they feel they are among the lowest echelons of society. They suffer low self-esteem and have stopped trying to improve their lives.
很多年轻人自称“屌丝”,因为他们觉得自己处于社会最底层。他们缺乏自尊,也不再为新生活而奋斗。