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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 二把刀 (èr bǎ dāo) amateur
"二把刀" originally meant assistant cook. Later, it refers to a person whose skill, ability for work, or knowledge is not enough.2014-01-06 06:00， china phrase 二把刀
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 压根（儿）(yàgēn(r)) from the start
"压(根儿) {yàgēn(r)}", often used in spoken language, means altogether or in the first place.2014-01-04 06:00， china phrase 压根儿
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 墙头草 (qiángtóu cǎo) fence-sitter
The grass on the top of a wall sways with wind. This word is used to refer to a person who doesn’t have his own view.2014-01-03 06:00， china phrase 墙头草
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 发烧友 (fāshāo yǒu) enthusiast
"发烧友" refers to a group of people who are enthusiastic fans of something, e.g. music, football, or car etc.2014-01-02 06:00， china phrase 发烧友
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 倒栽葱 (dào zāi cōng) to fall head over heels
“倒栽葱”literally means a reversed-planted green onion.2014-01-01 07:00， china phrase 倒栽葱
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 冷不丁 (lěngbudīng) unexpectedly
As a dialect, “冷不丁” means unexpectedly or suddenly. We also say “冷不防”.2013-12-31 07:00， china phrase 冷不丁
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False [Vocabulary] Olympic Sports in Chinese Mandarin
As we all know,Chinese have a good performance in many competitions.If you are interested in sports and willing to learn Chinese, you may get a good chance here. We put together a quick list of t2013-12-30 14:00， Chinese learn Chinese
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 挑刺儿 (tiāocìr) to find faults on purpose
"挑刺儿" literally means taking out the sharp and small splinter in the flesh. In dialect, it is extended to mean finding faults or picking holes on purpose.2013-12-30 07:00， china phrase 挑刺儿
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 过来人 (guò lái rén) an experienced person
"过来人" refers to a kind of people who had some experiences of doing something.2013-12-29 07:00， china phrase 过来人
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 碰钉子 (pèng dīngzi) meet with a rebuff
“碰钉子（pèng dīngzi）”means someone is denounced or his requests is rejected. It also refers to someone meets with a difficult status.2013-12-27 07:00， china phrase 碰钉子
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 开心果 (kāixīn guǒ) a funny person
people call the funny or humorous persons who always make other people happy “开心果（kāixīn guǒ）”.2013-12-26 07:00， china phrase 开心果
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 拍马屁 (pāi mǎpì) to kiss up to
“拍马屁（pāi mǎpì）” means someone praises a lot to please others without regarding the reality.2013-12-18 06:00， china phrase 拍马屁
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 鸿门宴 (Hóngmén yàn) Hongmen banquet
People use“鸿门宴”to indicate a feast or meeting set up as a trap for the invited or something ill-disposed.2013-12-17 06:00， china phrase 鸿门宴
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 饭桶 (fàntǒng) an incapable person
“饭桶”is a metaphor of an incapable person who cannot do anything.2013-12-16 06:00， china phrase.饭桶 rice bucket
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 臭美 (chòuměi) smug
“臭美”describes a person who particularly likes to dress up.2013-12-15 06:00， china phrase 臭美
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 铁哥们儿 (tiě gēmenr) close friends
“铁哥们儿”literally means the relation between brothers is as hard as iron. It refers to close friends, usually male friends.2013-12-14 06:00， china phrase 铁哥们儿
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 嘴硬 (zuǐyìng) firm in speech
“嘴硬”literally means a tough mouth. It is used to describe a person who knows his or her own faults, but refuses to admit.2013-12-13 06:00， china phrase 嘴硬
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 做手脚 (zuò shǒujiǎo)to tamper with something
As a derogatory term, “做手脚”（ zuò shǒujiǎo） refers to do something secretly or employ bad means in order to achieve certain goals.2013-12-12 06:00， china phrase 做手脚
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 做文章 (zuò wénzhāng) to make an issue of
The original meaning of “做文章”（zuò wénzhāng）is writing an essay. It is a metaphorical saying of making an issue of something or laying emphasis on doing something.2013-11-27 06:00， china phrase 做文章
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False [Vocabulary] Chinese phrase translation: 乌鸦嘴(wūyā zuǐ )crow’s beak
Chinese people consider crow as a bird of ill omen. So “乌鸦嘴” is used to describe people who usually say sth. ominous directly . What’s more, the prediction could be efficacious.2013-11-26 06:00， china phrase 乌鸦嘴
