Chinese Idiom 邯郸学步
战国时,赵国首都邯郸以人们走路的姿势闻名。邯郸人的步伐充满活力,非常优美。其他地方人都很羡慕这一点,他们认为邯郸人的走路姿势是天底下最优美的。几个燕国的少年甚至想学习赵人这种优美的走路姿势,于是他们长途跋涉,来到邯郸学习。
在邯郸,这些少年仔细的观察当地人,迫切地想搞清楚他们是怎么走路的。但无论他们怎么试,就是学不会像邯郸人那样的走路姿势。更糟糕的是,当他们决定放弃准备回家时, 他们发现自己连原来的走法也忘了,只好爬着回去。
“邯郸学步”这个成语就是从这则传说而来的。用来形容那些盲目模仿别人,反而丧失原有个性的人。
Write 队(duì)(line) in Chinese character
队(duì)
Origin:Meaning:
a row of people; line;team; groupWords:队列(duì liè) queue
队形(duì xíng): formation
队伍(duì wǔ): procession
排队(pái duì): to stand in line
一队学生(yī duì xué sheng): a group of students
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 四个婚礼一个葬礼 sìɡè hūnlǐ, yīɡè zànɡlǐ
Movie lines Four Weddings and a Funeral 四个婚礼一个葬礼 (sìɡè hūnlǐ, yīɡè zànɡlǐ ) A: I’ve loved you from the first
【李白诗词】—— 客中行(kè zhōng xíng)
kè zhōng xíng
客 中 行
lǐ bái
李 白
lán líng měi jiǔ yù jīn xiāng,
兰 陵 美 酒 郁 金 香,
yù wǎn chéng lái hǔ pò guāng。
玉 碗 盛 来 琥 珀 光。
dàn shǐ zhǔ rén néng zuì kè,
但 使 主 人 能 醉 客,
bù zhī hé chù shì tā xiāng。
不 知 何 处 是 他 乡。
Lesson 004 Revision of Greetings
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Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 岛屿 Islands
岛屿
Pinyin: dǎo yǔ
Meaning:Islands
Sentence: 台湾是座美丽的岛屿,这是不可否认的。There is no denying that Taiwan is a beautiful island.
Get in Fed in China – Chinese Alcoholic Drinks 01
huáng jiǔ lèi 黄酒类 Yellow Rice Liquor 8年香雕绍兴酒 Xiangdiao Shaoxing Medium Sweet (8 Years) 陈年彩坛花雕 Caitan Huadiao Medium Sweet 5年香雕绍兴酒
声声中国语:一言既出,驷马难追 Once uttered, words cannot be taken back, even by riding a four-horse chariot.
一言既出,驷马难追(Yī yán jì chū,sì mǎ nán zhuī)once uttered, words cannot be taken back, even by riding a four-horse chariot. Explanation
Chinese grammar: Asking about degree with "duo"
In this article, we review how to ask about degree with "多"(duō), which is one of the many uses of this character.
Chinese phrase translation: 跑腿 (pǎotuǐ) run errands
跑腿 (pǎotuǐ) run errands Usage: “跑腿”常用的意思有两个:一是指帮人奔走办事,通常是可以拿到报酬的,不过有时也是免费为人服务的。二是指从事一些经常要来回奔波的打杂工作。 "跑腿 (pǎotuǐ)" has two meanings. One is to serve others for money or for