Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Idioms and slangs: 脚踩两只船“脚踩两只船”是一个很常用的俗语,通常用在男女关系的问题上。...
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Borrowed Chinese Words 中文外来词How many Chinese words can you tell that they are borrowed form English or ohter foreign languages? Here's a lis......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Chinese idioms: coldToday let's learn some Chinese idioms, let's talk about the cold weather....
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 光打雷不下雨Idioms are created to represent the figurative meaning of the original sentences. The essence is to capture the real ......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Swear Words in ChineseNormally, we try to keep it pretty PG around here, but the readers have spoken, and people want to learn how to say b......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Stump Watching天下没有不劳而获的果实。兔子自己撞死在树墩子上,这是生活中的偶然现象。宋国那个农夫却把它误认为是经常发生的必然现象,......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Job Titles & positionsFor you business types out there, our Chinese vocabulary word list today covers job titles and positions. Enjoy!...
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Chengyu for Why Starbucks Wins in ChinaToday let's learn a new 成语 (chengyu) --- 因地制宜(yīndìzhìyí)。...
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Are you a 屌丝Diǎo sī?As the opposite word of '高富帅'(a person's name, means a man who is tall, hansome and also rich),屌......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 高手(gāo shǒu)Expert/Master“高手(gāo shǒu)”are those who excel at doing certain things or are professional in one specific field....
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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, peop......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 幸运儿(xìng yùn ér)A Lucky Person“幸运儿(xìng yùn ér)”refers to someone with good luck....
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 低调(dīdiào) low profileThe original meaning of “低调”( dīdiào) is a tone with low frequency. It is a metaphorical description of a cap......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 Crazy meaning of “yì si ”Yì si is a very confusing Chinese word. But only one or two meanings of it are commonly used....
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 出马(chūmǎ)take up the matter oneself“出马”原义是骑马出战杀敌,引申为亲自出面去做事。"出马(chūmǎ)" originally meant riding to the war field to kill en......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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 t......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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. ......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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 wr......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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......