Those represent the ancient Chinese coins. People used to string them together and carry thestrings of cash coinsaround. Also, there are one or more occurrences of the following auspicious phrases on the card image. Are you able to find them all? 迎新年(yíng xīnnián) Welcome the New year...
The imagery conjured up by “water in the brain” should be enough to tell you why 脑子进水 can come off as rude. It’s often used to describe people who are otherwise rational and suddenly do something stupid. 她脑子进水了.(Tānǎozi jìn shuǐle.) Water has entered her brain. / Sh...
250 èrbǎiwǔ which means “idiot”. Unlike most of the other number slang phrases on our list this one doesn’t represent a phrase that it sounds similar to. Instead 250 actually refers to an ancient Chinese saying for idiot. Basically in ancient China they used a currency called 吊 dià...
These words, especially 开心 (kāixīn) and 高兴 (gāoxìng) can be used interchangeably depending on the context. The best way to gain confidence to use them correctly is to start by learning common set phrases, such as “玩得很开心” and “祝你们幸福” above. Listen out for them in y...
in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters to reach more potential Chinese readers worldwide.Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary with mp3 audio pronunciations and related video instruction lessons Index | A,a. B,b. C,c. D,d. E,e. F,f. G,g. H,h. I,i. J,j. K,...
Learn to wish Xin Nian Kuai Le (Happy New Year in Chinese) with this adorable illustration. Also, check out The Chinese character for “Pig.” & The Chinese phrases say “Happy New Year!” with this Year of the pig Coloring page https://holidappy.com/holidays/Printable-Coloring-Pages-for...
design patterns Which subject(主题) do they belong to? Unit 6 Lesson 3 Chinese Paper Art Objectives To practise scanning(细看)the text to find specific(具体的) information; To practise using words and phrases related to paper cutting. True (T) or False (F). (1)The text introduces four ...
“There are three things Jewish people worship: God, Chinese food, and wall-to-wall carpeting.”—-Woody Allen Chinese Food Phrases Are you looking for words to describe Chinese food? Check this list out. Cuisine of convenience. A savory dish in a matter of minutes. ...
Words and phrases that describe someone’s bad mood or look are as follows: black-browed (worried); to be under a black dog (to be deeply upset); to go into the back (to mourn); to give sb. a black look (to give sb. a dirty look); etc. What’s more, some people with ...
free translation andliteral translation. how to reach the appropriate point between them is aproblem. at the same time, in the process of translation, translators mustconsider the cultural background of the idiomatic phrases. the purpose of thispaper is to lay out some of the differences between...