Daily Figurative Slangs (71)
长痛不如短痛 It is better to suffer short-term pain so that one will not have to suffer long-term pain. 【发音】cháng tòng
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 等待 Wait for
等待
Pinyin: děng dài
Meaning:Wait for
Sentence: 戴着皮护手套的摩托车手们正在等待比赛开始。Motorcyclists with leather gauntlets are waiting for the start of the game.
Internet words in new lexicon新版本现代汉语词典收录网络用语
A newly revised Chinese dictionary was published on Sunday, reflecting large changes in the language over the past seven years.
声声中国语:说句不好听的。(Shuō jù bù hǎotīng de.)To speak bluntly.
说句不好听的。(Shuō jù bù hǎotīng de.)To speak bluntly. Explanation 这个短句一般用做插入语,位于句首或句中,用来指出说话人要说的话并不是别人会喜欢听的话,可能是因为太直率,不够客气,也可能是会让人有点不舒服的。 This phrase is often used as a parenthesis, which appears at
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 乐不思蜀 (lèbùsīshǔ)
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Daily Figurative Slangs (72)
炒冷饭 Stir-fry leftover rice. 【发音】chǎo lěng fàn 【释义】比喻总是翻来覆去重复过去说过的话或做过的事。 Say or do the same old thing; dish up the same
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 纸钱 Money for the dead
纸钱
Pinyin: zhǐ qián
Meaning:Paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead
Sentence:其他的习俗还包括了焚香、祈祷及焚烧纸钱。Other customs include burning incense, offering prayers and burning symbolic paper.
声声中国语:过意不去。(Guòyì bú qù.)feel sorry or apologetic for sth.
过意不去。(Guòyì bú qù.)feel sorry or apologetic for sth. Explanation “过意不去” 一般用做插入语,表示一种歉疚的感觉,常指人们对自己说的话或做的事等感到抱歉或不安。 “过意不去(Guòyì bú qù.)” is often used as a parenthesis
Peking Opera performed at Hungary's State Theater
2012年7月4日晚,在结束奥地利维也纳的精彩演出后,国家大剧院大型原创史诗京剧《赤壁》来到匈牙利布达佩斯,在匈牙利国家歌剧院亮相,精彩的演出让这部“中国‘歌剧再次收获了超乎寻常的礼遇和热烈反响。
Artists perform "Red Cliff" at Hungary’s State Theater in Budapest, July 4, 2012. Some 160 Chinese artists staged an epic Peking opera at Hungary’s State Theater here Wednesday night, giving the audience a taste of China’s traditional performing arts and music. The opera, titled Red Cliff and debuted in 2008, recounts an ancient battle during the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, around A.D. 200.
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 门可罗雀 (Ménkěluóquè)
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