不管三七二十一。(Bùguǎn sān qī èr shí yī.)Regardless of the consequence. Explanation “三七二十一”原来是一句乘法口诀,意思是3个七等于21。后来常用这句话表示不顾一切,不管结果怎样,一定要做某件事。 “三七二十一” is a multiplication table. It means three times
Category: Chinese Dialogue
Daily Sentences Translation-237 I owed him a lot of money.
Wǒ qiàn tā hěnduō qián. 我欠他很多钱。 I owed him a lot of money. Notes: 我(wǒ): I 欠(qiàn): owe 他(tā): he
Daily Sentences Translation-236 I could do that with my eyes closed.
Wǒ bìzhe yǎnjinɡ dōu nénɡ ɡàn. 我闭着眼睛都能干。 I could do that with my eyes closed. Notes: 我(wǒ): I 闭着(bìzhe): to
声声中国语:三下五除二。 to do things simply and quickly.
三下五除二。(Sān xià wǔ chú èr.)to do things simply and quickly. Explanation “三下五除二”原是珠算加法的一句口诀,也说“三下五去二”,由于这个口诀和动作非常简洁,后用来比喻做事或动作干脆利索。 “三下五除二” is a pithy formula of addition in
Daily Sentences Translation-235 I should be on my way now.
Wǒ yīnɡɡāi chūfā le. 我应该出发了。 I should be on my way now. Notes: 我(wǒ): I 应该(yīnɡɡāi): should 出发(chūfā): to set
声声中国语:内行看门道,外行看热闹 Dilettante watches the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance
内行看门道,外行看热闹(Nèiháng kàn méndào, wàiháng kàn rènao)Dilettante watches the scene of bustle, adept guard the entrance Explanation 这是一句常用的俗语。“内行”是指对某事或某物有丰富知识和经验的人,“外行”的人则相反。这句话是说,内行的人能看到事物的本质,而外行只是看表面现象。 This is a
声声中国语:放……一马。 let somebody off the hook; to make it easy on somebody later.
放……一马。(Fàng ……yì mǎ.)let somebody off the hook; to make it easy on somebody later. Explanation 三国时期,关羽为报恩,放走战败的曹操。“放……(某人)一马”后来指对某人手下留情。 In the period of
声声中国语:神不知,鬼不觉 doing things secretly
神不知,鬼不觉(Shén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué)doing things secretly Explanation “神不知,鬼不觉”的字面意思是说神不知道,鬼也没察觉到。比喻做事非常秘密,没人知道。 The literal meaning of “神不知,鬼不觉” is that gods don’t know
声声中国语:犯不上。 It is not worth.
犯不上。(fàn bú shàng.)It is not worth. Explanation “犯不上”一般用于口语,意思是“不值得”、“不至于”或者“不应该”,也经常说“犯不着”。 The sentence “犯不上” is usually used in spoken language, which means “not
声声中国语:总的来说 enerally speaking
总的来说(Zǒngde lái shuō)generally speaking Explanation “总的来说”一般放在句首,用来概括普遍的情况、总结一件事情或者表达总体的观点。 “总的来说” is usually used at the beginning of a sentence to summarize an event