Results found with the tag 'words' , 123 articles in total.
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[Speaking]
How do Foreigners think about Chinese (1)
Here're some comments about Chinese in foreigners' eyes. We translate these comments into Chinese. They're quite typical and practical.
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[Vocabulary]
[Foreign word] 你out了
Recently in China, the English word "out" is more and more common in spoken Chinese.It's a foreign word from English. It's meaning in Chinese sentence is out of date.
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[Reading]
Chinese Proverb Anthology I
Chinese Proverb Anthology is a small ordinary Chinese proverb dictionary.And this anthology is sort of English initial letters.First Chinese proverb anthology begin from letter A.
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[Vocabulary]
8 Words for Popular in Mandarin
I’ve often pondered about how many words really exist in Mandarin for “popular” and so I’ve done my research and come up with what seems to be a pretty definitive list.
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[Vocabulary]
31 Words For Idiot In Chinese
It seems I’m a bit obssessed with synonyms.Just for fun, here is a list of 31 ways to say “idiot” in Mandarin, ranging from most common to least common.
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[Vocabulary]
What's your astrological sign?
Constellation is really popular among young people in China. It's a very cool topic if chatting with friends, especially young girls. Most of the Chinese clearly know their constellation and wold
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:旱鸭子 (hàn yāzi)a landlubber
"旱鸭子(hàn yāzi)" refers to the ducks which are raised on land and never swim. Almost all the ducks can live in water and can swim, so "旱鸭子" is a metaphor for people who can’t swim.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:马大哈(mǎ dà hā)A Careless Person
"马大哈(mǎ dà hā)" refers to those who are careless and hasty.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:左撇子( zuǒpiězi) left-hander
“左撇子”是指习惯使用左手做事的人,比如左手用筷子、左手用剪刀等。“左撇子(zuǒpiězi)” refers to those who are used to using their left hands to do things such as handling chopsticks or scissor
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:咽不下这口气(Yànbúxià zhè kǒu qì)
“咽不下这口气”表示受了委屈,不愿意再忍耐了,用来说明对某事或某人很生气,不服气。 “咽不下这口气” means somebody who suffers from injustice does not want to be tolerant of it and feels angry.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:绕口令(ràokǒulìng)tongue twister
“绕口令(ràokǒulìng)” is a kind of language game. It is composed by the words or phrases that have the similar pronunciations or tones.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:过瘾(guòyǐn)satisfy a craving
"过瘾(guòyǐn)" means satisfying a craving or doing something to one’s heart’s content. “过瘾” is always used in two structures. One is "Verb 得(很)过瘾".
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:心虚(xīnxū)with a guilty conscience
"心虚(xīnxū)" has two meanings. The first one is to indicate that someone is afraid of being found out about the wrong thing or bad deed he/she did; the second one means being lacking in self-c
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:打盹儿(dǎdǔnr)doze off
"打盹(儿)(dǎdǔn(r))" means to take a nap. When one is “打盹(儿)”, he is usually seated or lean on something. This is a separable word.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:小看(xiǎo kàn)look down upon
“小看(xiǎokàn)” means to look down upon somebody or belittle something. It is usually followed by the person or the thing. “小瞧(xiǎoqiáo)”, which has the same meaning, is often used in
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[Vocabulary]
Crazy meaning of “yì si ”
Yì si is a very confusing Chinese word. But only one or two meanings of it are commonly used.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:低调(dīdiào) low profile
The original meaning of “低调”( dīdiào) is a tone with low frequency. It is a metaphorical description of a capable person, who is always modest and keeping low profile. The antonym of “低
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:回头客(huítóukè ) returned customers
回头客(huítóukè)" means the customers coming again. It' a word used to value the qulity, price and service of a store (or a restaurant, a hotel etc…).
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[Brief Intro]
Knowledge about Chinese Characters
In Chinese, there are a great number of characters. But 950 are of the highest frequency of appearance. If you have mastered these characters, you will be able to read Chinese.
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[Vocabulary]
每日一词:夜猫子(yè māo zi)Night Owl
“夜猫子(yèmāozi)” means owls in Chinese dialect. Since the owl sleeps during the day and preys in the night, people who like to burn night oil and sleep late in the morning are nicknamed “