Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 刮目相看 ɡuā mù xiānɡ kàn

Chinese idioms

 

Have a completely new view of someone

刮目相看

(ɡuā mù xiānɡ kàn)

 

A: I won first prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as a prize!

我获得了国家写作大赛的一等奖,奖品是一台相机！

(wǒ huòdé le ɡuójiā xiězuò dàsài de yīděnɡjiǎnɡ, jiǎnɡpǐn shì yìtái xiānɡjī!)

 

B: You can take it when you travel.

你旅行的时候可以带着它。

(nǐ lǚxínɡ de shíhou kěyǐ dài zhe tā.)

 

A: Yeah, I think so too.

对,我也这样想。

(duì, wǒ yě zhèyànɡ xiǎnɡ.)

 

B: I had no idea you were a marvelous writer. I have a completely new view of you.

我都不知道你是一个了不起的作家,对你刮目相看。

(wǒ dōu bùzhīdào nǐ shì yíɡè lǎobùqǐ de zuòjiā, duì nǐ ɡuā mù xiānɡ kàn.)