Long long ago,in ancient China, there were no donkeys in Guizhou (guì zhōu 贵州) province. One day,a man brought a
Category: Chinese Words&Phrases
Chinese Proverbs 成者为王，败者为寇
chéng zhě wéi wáng, bài zhě wéi kòu 成 者 为 王， 败 者 为 寇 Losers are always in
Huoche 火车- Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese word for “vehicle” is chē 車. There are many types of vehicles, so chē is combined with
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 春晚Spring Festival Gala
春晚
Pinyin: chūn wǎn Meaning: Spring Festival Gala Sentence: The spring festival gala is already not as important as it used to be. 春晚已经不像以往那么的重要了。
Top English Phrases Borrowed from Chinese
Although a debate currently rages amongst Chinese academics, linguists and lexicographers over English’s place within the Chinese dictionary, English speakers all over the world continue to use bits and pieces of the Chinese language on a daily basis, through various phrases and loanwords previously “borrowed” from Chinese. Here are the top 10 Chinese phrases that made it over the Great Wall and into the vocabularies of English speakers everywher, with a few that might just surprise you.
Chinese Idiom：前倨后恭 (qián jù hòu gōng)
During the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), there lived a politician named Su CHin who tried to get a
Chinese Proverbs 常将有日思无日，莫待无时想有时
cháng jiāng yǒu rì sī wú rì, mò daì wú shí xiǎng yǒu shí 常 将 有 日 思 无
Hui 会- Daily Mandarin Lesson
If you are able to do something that requires skill, you can use the Mandarin Chinese huì. Although this can
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 压岁钱money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
Pinyin: yā suì qián Meaning: money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
Chinese idioms：画龙点睛 (Huàlóngdiǎnjīng)
Chuánshuō Zhōngguó gǔdài yǒu yí gè fēicháng yǒumíng de huàjiā jiào Zhāng Sēngyáo, tā zài yí gè sìyuàn de qiáng
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