Chen Yau-tz, of the Sung dynasty (sòng cháo 宋朝), was a very talented archer. He hit the bull’s eye every
Tag: Chinese Idiom
Chinese idioms：拔苗助长 Bámiáo-zhùzhǎng
拔苗助长 Bámiáo-zhùzhǎng 宋朝有个农夫，他种了一片庄稼，希望禾苗快点儿长大，庄稼早点儿成熟，就常常去农田里看。可是一天天过去了，禾苗好像一点都没长高。这个农夫着急了，于是他跑到农田里，亲手把禾苗一棵棵拔高了。然后，他疲惫不堪地回到家里，对家人说：“今天累坏我了，总算帮助禾苗长高啦！”他的儿子一听，赶紧跑到农田里去看，结果发现禾苗全都死了。 In the Song Dynasty there was a peasant who planted a field of crops. He hoped that
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 毛遂自荐 máo suí zì jiàn
Chinese idiom 毛遂自荐 (máo suí zì jiàn) Recommend oneself (for a job) A: Congratulations on your promotion to
Chinese Idiom：势如破竹 (shì rú pò zhú)
In the late stage of the Three Kingdoms period (sān guó 三国), Sima Yan (sī mā yān 司马炎), the ruler
Chinese idioms：拔山举鼎 Báshān-jǔdǐng
拔山举鼎 Báshān-jǔdǐng 秦朝末年有一位著名的反秦将领，名叫项羽。他小的时候不爱学习，认为读书没有用，只要能记住自己的名字就够了。他的叔叔项梁为此非常头疼却又没有办法，只好教他学剑练武。没想到，幼小的项羽非常感兴趣，不喊苦不喊累，日夜不停地勤奋练习，剑法越来越熟练，身体越来越强壮，力气也越来越大。据说，他十二岁时就能把几百斤重的大鼎举起来了。 In the end of Qin Dynasty, there was a famous anti-Qin general, named Xiang Yu. He did
Chinese Idiom：手不释卷 (shǒu bù shì juàn)
Lü Meng (lǚ méng 吕蒙) was a meritorious general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period (sān
Chinese idioms：买椟还珠（Mǎidú-huánzhū ）
买椟还珠（Mǎidú-huánzhū ） Chūnqiū shíqī, yǒu yí gè chǔguó de zhūbǎo shāngrén zài zhèngguó zuò zhēnzhū shēngyì. Wèi le ràng shēngyì
Chinese Idiom：水落石出 (shuǐ luò shí chū)
This idiom was a sentence excerpted from one masterpiece written by Su Shi (sū shì 苏轼),who estabished himself as a
Chinese idioms：掩耳盗铃（Yǎn'ěr-dàolíng）
掩耳盗铃（Yǎn’ěr-dàolíng） Cóngqián yǒu yí gè xiǎotōu, pǎo dào yí hù rénjiā lǐ xiǎng tōu diǎn dōngxī. Tā kànjiàn yuànzǐ lǐ
Chinese Idiom：蜀犬吠日 (shǔ quǎn fèi rì)
A leading writer of the Tang Dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝,618-907AD) named Liu Zongyuan (liú zōng yuán 柳宗元),once told a story
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