\tEach country has colloquialism. After learning Chinese for quite some time and knowing a lot of characters, however, once immersed among local Chinese, you’ll still find yourself totally lost. Because you don’t understand the Chinese idioms and colloquialisms. This series of articles will help you learn these. Today we will learned five of them.<\/p>\n
\t\u2460\u4e0d\u5408\u7b97\/\u5212\u4e0d\u6765 bù hésuàn \/ huá bù lái
\tThe meaning of the expression is “not worth it.” This expression means not worthwhile, either in terms of money, or the return one gets for the effort or time he spends.
\tFor example:
\t\u7532\uff1a\u4f60\u505a\u4e00\u5929\u517c\u804c\u6709\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f
\t\u4e59\uff1a\u624d\u516d\u5341\u5143\u3002
\t\u7532\uff1a\u90a3\u4e48\u5c11\uff1f\u8f9b\u82e6\u4e86\u4e00\u5929\uff0c\u624d\u90a3\u4e48\u4e00\u70b9\uff0c\u4e0d\u5408\u7b97\u3002
\t\u4e59\uff1a\u662f\u554a\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u6211\u6253\u7b97\u4e0d\u505a\u4e86\uff0c\u5212\u4e0d\u6765\u3002<\/p>\n
\t\u2461 \u8fc7\u5956\u8fc7\u5956\/\u54ea\u91cc\u54ea\u91cc guò ji\u01ceng guò ji\u01ceng\/n\u01cel\u01d0 n\u01cel\u01d0
\tThe meaning of the expression is “nothing”. This expression is used as a polite reply to a compliment.
\tFor example:
\t\u7532\uff1a\u4f60\u7684\u4e2d\u6587\u8bf4\u5f97\u5f88\u4e0d\u9519\u3002
\t\u4e59\uff1a\u54ea\u91cc\u54ea\u91cc\u3002<\/p>\n
\t\u2462 \u4f55\u5fc5\u5462 hébì ne
\tThe meaning of the expression is ”It's not necessary at all.”. When expression in such a rhetorical question, the real meaning is stressed on.
\tFor example:
\t\u7532\uff1a\u5468\u4e94\u7684\u8bfe\u4f60\u6ca1\u6709\u53bb\u4e0a\u5427\u3002
\t\u4e59\uff1a\u662f\u554a\uff0c\u6211\u53bb\u542c\u6f14\u5531\u4f1a\u4e86\u3002
\t\u7532\uff1a\u4e3a\u4e86\u542c\u6f14\u5531\u4f1a\u800c\u9003\u8bfe\uff0c\u4f55\u5fc5\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n
\t\u2463 \u5403\u996d\u4e86\u5417 ch\u012b fàn le m\u0101
\tThe meaning of the expression is “Hello” or “Hi”. If people ask you whether you’ve had your meal, don’t mistake it as an invitation. For Chinese people, it’s only a way to greet each other.
\tFor example:
\t\uff08\u7532\u3001\u4e59\u4f4f\u5728\u540c\u4e00\u5ea7\u516c\u5bd3\uff0c\u4e00\u5929\u4e2d\u5348\uff0c\u7532\u4e0b\u73ed\u56de\u5230\u516c\u5bd3\uff0c\u521a\u597d\u5728\u7535\u68af\u78b0\u89c1\u4e59\uff09
\t\u7532\uff1a\u5c0f\u660e\uff0c\u5403\u996d\u4e86\u5417\uff1f
\t\u4e59\uff1a\u5403\u8fc7\u4e86\uff0c\u4f60\u521a\u4e0b\u73ed\u56de\u6765\u5427\uff1f<\/p>\n
\t\u2464 \u522b\u770b…… biékàn……
\tThe meaning of the expression is “It’s only superficial that…”.
\tFor example:
\t\u7532\uff1a\u522b\u770b\u5c0f\u5b69\u5b50\u6574\u5929\u5728\u73a9\uff0c\u5176\u5b9e\u4ed6\u4f1a\u5077\u5077\u89c2\u5bdf\uff0c\u6a21\u4eff\u5927\u4eba\u7684\u52a8\u4f5c\u3002
\t\u4e59\uff1a\u662f\u5417\uff1f\u771f\u6709\u610f\u601d\u3002 <\/p>\n