Results found with the tag 'vocabulary' , 23 articles in total.
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Top English Phrases Borrowed from Chinese
Here are the top 10 Chinese phrases that made it over the Great Wall and into the vocabularies of English speakers everywhere, with a few that might just surprise you.
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Mandarin: Report on the work of the government 2 外交官词汇
The report on the work of the government. 工作报告。
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Mandarin: Report on the work of the government 3 外交官词汇
the report on the work of the government, delivered at the Second Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress. 第十二届全国人大二次会议政府工作报告。
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Mandarin: Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 7 外交官词汇
Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 7: We will talk about the "social security". 今天的主题是“社会保障”。
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Mandarin: Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 6 外交官词汇
Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 6: We will talk about the "streamlining administration and delegating power". 今天的主题是“简政放权”。
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Mandarin: Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 3 外交官词汇
Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 3: We will talk about the "anti-corruption campaign". 今天的主题是“反腐败”。
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Mandarin: Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 4 外交官词汇
Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 4: We will talk about the "China's neighborhood ". 今天的主题是“中国外交”。
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Mandarin: Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 2 外交官词汇
Q&A of Premier Li in 2014 Two Sessions 2: We will talk about the "China's financial". 今天的主题是“中国金融”。
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【Learn a word】 粉丝 (fěn sī) Fans
"粉丝" (fěn sī) is a common food in China. However, the "粉丝" on the lips of today's youth are not edible.
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【Learn a word】音乐 (yīn yuè) Music
Music 音乐(yīn yuè) is a world-wide language.Do you like to listen to music? Which kind of music do you like?
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【Learn a word】毛笔 (máo bǐ) Writing Brush
Among the various calligraphy tools used in Chinese calligraphy, the writing brush 毛笔 (máo bǐ) is special to China.
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【Learn a word】放风筝 (fàng fēng zheng) Fly a Kite
The sky is blue. And the weather is beautiful. Let's go out flying kites at parks-- 放风筝.
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每日一词:白名单(Bái míngdān )white list
在广告上我们也会看到好些商品被列为“国家免检“之类的产品,信誉和质量似乎都很有保障的样子,那么这些产品的企业登上的自然就是white list了。
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每日一词:垃圾时尚(Lājī shíshàng )Trashion
Trashion(trash“垃圾”和fashion“时尚”的合成词)指用旧的、废弃的、捡来的或者重新改装的部件制作的艺术品、珠宝,及家居时尚用品,即“ 垃圾时尚”。
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每日一词:丁狗族(Dīnggǒu Zú ) DINKWAD
在生活和工作压力的重压下,越来越多的年轻人选择做“丁克”。不过,还有那么一群人,他们觉得养孩子实在太费劲,所以选择养宠物狗,这样既能帮他们驱赶孤寂,又不需要投入太多的精力。这群人被称为“丁狗族”
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每日一词:蜗婚(Wō hūn ) Living together apart
因为无法单独承担房产月供或租金,越来越多的夫妻选择离婚后仍然生活在同一个屋檐下。“蜗婚”一族选择 离婚后还住在一处,那么我们就可以用living together apart来表示他们的这个状态。
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Chinese idioms:掩耳盗铃(Yǎn'ěr-dàolíng)
Its original meaning is to plug one's ear while stealing a bell. It can be used as a metaphor, referring to people who deceive themselves or try to cover up things that can not be concealed.
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Chinese idioms:买椟还珠(Mǎidú-huánzhū )
Keeping the casket and giving back the pearl is an analogy meaning a lack of judgment and making the wrong decisions.It also refers to people who attach more importance to the appearance than the
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Chinese idioms:守株待兔(Shǒuzhū-dàitù )
Its original meaning is to stand by a tree stump waiting for a rabbit to dash itself against it. This is to satirize those doing things according to their experience.
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Crazy meaning of “yì si ”
Yì si is a very confusing Chinese word. But only one or two meanings of it are commonly used.