{"id":10580,"date":"2019-11-22T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=10580"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:58:55","slug":"best-way-to-praise-others-quot-zhen-niu-quot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/best-way-to-praise-others-quot-zhen-niu-quot\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Way to Praise Others\u2014"\u771f\u725b!""},"content":{"rendered":"
Simon finds that Chinese animals are commo<\/em>nly used in daily conversations. For example,  "\u725b"(niú), literally means "ox". It is a powerful animal, so in Chinese, people say "\u529b\u5927\u5982\u725b"(lì dà rúniú), which means "as robust as a bull". The English equivalent would be "as strong as horse".) However, \u725b is not o<\/em>nly used to describe the ox,it also combines with other characters to create different meanings.<\/p>\n

    dà w\u011bizuì jìn niú qì h\u01d2ng h\u01d2ng dì  dào chùku\u0101 yào zì j\u01d0shì zú qiúti\u0101n cái
A: \u5927\u4f1f\u6700\u8fd1\u725b\u6c14\u54c4\u54c4\u5730\uff0c\u5230\u5904\u5938\u8000\u81ea\u5df1\u662f\u8db3\u7403\u5929\u624d\u3002
<\/strong>    Da Wei is very cocky recently. He always boasts that he is a footballing talent. <\/p>\n

    dé le \uff0ct\u0101zuìàichu\u012bniú le
B: \u5f97\u4e86\uff0c\u4ed6\u6700\u7231\u5439\u725b\u4e86\u3002<\/strong>
    Come on, he loves to big talk.<\/p>\n

     búguò w\u01d2 t\u012bng shu\u014d t\u0101 men duìjué sài yíng le
A\uff1a\u4e0d\u8fc7\u6211\u542c\u8bf4\u4ed6\u4eec\u961f\u51b3\u8d5b\u8d62\u4e86\u3002<\/strong>
     But I heard that their team won the final.<\/p>\n

     nàshì y\u012bn wéi t\u0101 men duìzh\u01ceng tàiniú le
B\uff1a\u90a3\u662f\u56e0\u4e3a\u4ed6\u4eec\u961f\u957f\u592a\u725b\u4e86\u3002<\/strong>
     That is because their team captain is so awesome.<\/p>\n

In the dialogue, A complains that Da Wei has recently been bragginga<\/em>bout his footballingskills, and she uses the phrase "\u725b\u6c14\u54c4\u54c4"(cow’s breath) to describeDa Wei, who is co<\/em>nsidered to be arrogant and rude. B says Da Wei likes to "\u5439\u725b"(chu\u012bniú ), literally meaning "blow ox", whichis a verb used to mean "boast" or "talk big".<\/p>\n

The final "\u725b"(niú) comes in the last sentence. It is one of the most frequently used sentences designed to praise someone who is awesome\/great. You can say "\u4f60\u597d\u725b\u554a"(n\u01d0 h\u01ceo niú\u0101) or "\u771f\u725b"(zh\u0113n niú) to express your praise to others. There are many circumstances in which"\u725b" can be used in this way. For example, if your friend has wins an im<\/em>portant competition, you can give him\/her a thumbs up and say "\u4f60\u597d\u725b\u554a!" (n\u01d0 h\u01ceo niú\u0101) or "\u771f\u725b!" (zh\u0113n niú) to expressthat that person has performed excellently.<\/p>\n

There are other phrases which also include the character "\u725b",for example: "\u725b\u813e\u6c14" or "ox temper" meaning "stubborn or unyielding temper".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n