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“新年计划 (Xīnnián jìhuà)” – New Year’s Resolutions in Mandarin
As Chinese lunar New Year is approaching, people will not only look back to the past, but will, more imp0rtantly, look forward to the upcoming year. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make and to find the resolve to follow through on those changes. So you may need a list of “新年计划 (Xīnnián jìhuà), New Year’s resolutions.” Below, we will pick out the ten most popular New Year’s resolutions. Let’s see whether your New Year’s resolutions are included in this list.
Chinese grammar: Aspect particle 着zhe
The particle 着 (zhe) is one way of indicating the continuous aspect in Mandarin Chinese (another common way is using the adverb 在 in front of verbs). You may have heard that the Chinese particle 着 added onto the end of verbs is similar to the use of -ing in English. This isn’t particularly helpful, however, because the use of 着 in Chinese is not nearly so frequent, and can also be quite idiomatic.
中国数字 Seven七
The number 7 (七qī) symbolizes "togetherness" in Chinese. It is a lucky number for relationships. It is also recognized as the luckiest number in the West, and is one of the rare numbers that is great in both Chinese and many Western cultures. It is a lucky number in Chinese culture, because it sounds alike to the Chinese word 起(qǐ) in Mandarin meaning arise, and also 气(qì) meaning life essence. In Cantonese it sounds like the verb "to leave" which adds emphasis.
中国数字 Five五
The number 5 (五wŭ) is associated with the five elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and metal) in Chinese philosophy, and in turn was historically associated with the Emperor of China. For example, the Tiananmen gate, being the main thoroughfare to the Forbidden City, has five arches. It is also referred to as the pronoun "I"[citation needed], as the pronunciations of"I" (我wŏ, or 吾wú) and 5 are similar in Mandarin.
Lucky Number(2)
FiveThe number 5 (五wŭ) is associated with the five elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and metal) in Chinese philosophy, and in turn was historically associated with the Emperor of China. For example, the Tiananmen gate, being the main thoroughfare to the Forbidden City, has five arches. It is also referred to as the pronoun "I", as the pronunciations of"I" (我wŏ or 吾wú) and 5 are similar in Mandarin. In Cantonese, this word has the same pronunciation as the character 唔and means "not", pronounces (m̀h). This word has the same meaning and use as the word 不an therefore is usually negative.
Combinations with Chinese Number(2)
7456: In Mandarin, 7456 (七四五六qī sì wǔ liù) sounds marginally like "氣死我了" (qì sǐ wǒ le, "to make me angry," "to piss me off"), and is sometimes used in internet slang.
Combinations with Chinese Number(1)
28, 38: As eight means prosperity, twenty eight equates to ‘double prosperity’, though most Chinese people will typically just read this as "easy to have luck", 38 being one of the luckiest, often referred to as ‘triple prosperity’ though most Chinese people might just read this as "you will grow to success."
Chinese grammar: The filler word 那个"neige"
Sometimes when speaking you may blank out a bit, forget a little word or phrase, and you need something to say while gathering your thoughts. Or maybe you need to stall for a while. Well, the word "那个"（nèige) is just what you need.
Chinese phrase translation: 的哥 (dīgē) male taxi driver
的哥 (dīgē) male taxi driver Usage: “的哥”是对男性出租车司机的亲切俗称。起先，粤语将出租车叫做“的士”，后来，进入普通话里变成了“的”（注：“的”不单独使用）。所以，开出租车的男司机，就被人们亲切地称呼为“的哥”了。相应地，出租车女司机，叫做“的姐”。 "的哥(dīgē)" is a colloquial way to indicate mail taxi drivers. A taxi is
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