What does 沉鱼落雁 mean?
Chen Yu Luo Yan (沉鱼落雁) is a famous Chinese idiom. 沉鱼落雁 (chén yú luò yàn): Makes the fish sink and wild geese fall The idiom …
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Why does “Poland” in Chinese (bōlán) mean “waves” (波) and “orchid” (兰)?
波蘭 (Traditional Chin. characters) / 波兰 (Simplified Chin. characters) bōlán / bolan is a syllable by syllable rendition of “Poland”. Nobody pays attention to the meaning of …
How do you understand “奶奶” and “姥姥” in Chinese?
Here are two screenshots of 奶奶 and 姥姥 from the dictionary, Dictionary of Modern Chinese, or 现代汉语词典 in Chinese, published by the Commercial Press, or …
How can I raise a bilingual baby that speaks both Chinese and English?
I have a young daughter in Kindergarten. I speak English to her. My wife speaks Chinese to her. She speaks fluent Baby-Chinese, and completely understands …
When giving your phone number in Mandarin, why do Chinese say yao instead of yi for the number 1?
“1“ being pronounced as “yao” (幺) is a military number variant. It became popular and used by civilians. It is similar to the military alphabet …
How is “good morning” written in Chinese?
Either “早上好” or “早安” is a translation of “good morning”. However, we rarely speak or write like that in daily life. If you would like …
How can I improve my Mandarin listening capabilities?
I have been learning Mandarin Chinese for 2 years, and although my speaking, reading and writing skills have developed well, my listening ability is still …
What does “我去” mean in Chinese?
It depends on the context 1.I will go somewhere. The tune like wǒ qù When someone asked : would you like to go to the …
How do you write “LOL” in Mandarin Chinese?
When you chat with your Chinese friends on Wechat, after he/she tells a joke or throws a trendy meme into the chats, how do you …
What is the ugliest Chinese character?
肏 has always stuck me as a bit disturbing. It means fuck. This is a compound ideograph. The top part 入 means to enter. The bottom …