The moon has been one of the most important elements of inspiration in Chinese poetry. Chinese people, especially the poets worship the moon and have magnified the moon in countless poems. In many of them, the moon is the emotion carrier of the yearnings towards purity and beauty, the longings for family and love. In…
Chinese can be a complex language for speakers of European languages to learn. Tones, a dizzyingly complicated written language, and absence of structural relationship with your native tongue are three of the reasons to make this one of the most complicated languages in the world. But fear not! Here are a few tips to…
duì niú tán qín对 牛 弹 琴 Playing music for the cattle(牛niú);Meaning: It is waste of time to presenting facts and reasoning things with an obstinate or foolish person. jiǔ niú yī máo 九 牛 一 毛 A hair of nine cattles(牛niú);Meaning: a thing or a matter which is tiny and insignificant. chē shuǐ mǎ lóng…
Here is a list of phrases used to express sorry in Chinese, together with the explanation and applicable situation where you can use these phrases. 1. 对不起 duì bù qǐ Sorry: This is the most common way to say sorry in Chinese. You can use it when you carelessly step on stranger’s foot. Or you can…
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