Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 忘年交(wàng nián jiāo)Friendship in Generations忘年交(wàng nián jiāo)is friendship between generations; become friends in spite of the age difference....
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 宅(zhái)Staying at Home a lot“宅(zhái)” mainly means a dwelling house, which is a noun. Now it has also taken on another meaning as a verb refe......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 团购(tuángòu)Group purchase“团购”is a type of purchasing behavior that a group of people use to obtain discounts from vendors using their coll......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 猴年马月(hóunián mǎyuè)indefinite time"猴年马月(hóunián mǎyuè)" means there is no specific deadline for an on-going thing or specific date for occurren......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 百发百中(Bǎifā-bǎizhòng )“百发百中”形容射箭技术的高明。比喻每次都能命中目标。"百发百中" is used to describe great archery skills. It means o......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 半途而废( Bàntú-érfèi )“半途而废”原指走路走到一半停下来。比喻事情没有做完就不做了。The original meaning of “半途而废” refers to stopping......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 钻牛角尖(zuān niújiǎojiān ) get into a blind alleThe phrase "钻牛角尖(zuān niújiǎojiān)" has a negative meaning which is commonly used to criticize those people w......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 百闻不如一见 (Bǎiwén bùrú yíjiàn)百闻不如一见,听到一百次,也不如亲自去看一次。The literal meaning of this phrase is that it’s better to see somethin......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 母老虎(mǔ lǎohǔ)tigress“母老虎”是指雌老虎,借指泼妇,就是说话很凶,做事让人害怕的女人。“母老虎(mǔ lǎohǔ)” means a tigress and is a me......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 如鱼得水 Rú yú dé shuǐThe original meaning of “如鱼得水” is to be like a fish in water. Metaphorically, it refers to individuals who are ......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 掌上明珠 (zhǎngshàng míngzhǔ)a beloved daughter; the apple of one’s eye“露一手(lòu yì shǒu)”means to exhibit one’s unique or rarely shown skills or abilities to others or show off so......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 掌上明珠 (zhǎngshàng míngzhǔ)a beloved daughter"掌上明珠(zhǎngshàng míngzhǔ)" literally means a valuable pearl in one’s palm. It is a metaphor to refer to the ......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 不到黄河心不死 (bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ)不到黄河心不死:比喻不到绝境(无路可走的地步)不肯死心,也比喻不达到目的决不罢休。Chinese often use this phrase to in......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 拿手(náshǒu)be good at“拿手(náshǒu)”means being adept or good at something. The commonly used pattern is “sb. 做(zuò) sth. 很拿手(......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 玩命(wánmìng) to risk one's life“玩命(wánmìng)”means to act regardless of the hazard or not take one’s life seriously. It is usually said with a......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 威武Wēiwǔ威武在这里指有威风或气派。In modern Chinese society, the youth will pick up the symbol V directly , which is similar ......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 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......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 垃圾时尚(Lājī shíshàng )TrashionTrashion(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......
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 假面时代 (Jiǎmiàn shídài )PS generationPS generation describes the phenomenon that many people would like to polish their photos to perfection with Photosho......