Do you know what the dragon symbolizes for Chinese people?
The dragon has been a sacred creature since ancient times. It is the king of beasts and represents strength, wisdom, rule, and unlimited potential. Chinese people still consider themselves descendants …
Are you off to a strong start for 2012?
Then don’t forget to keep pushing for a strong finish.
Because otherwise you’d just end up with 虎头蛇尾 (hǔ tóu shé wěi).
虎头蛇尾 (hǔ tóu shé wěi) literally means a “tiger …
Do you know the 3 nakeds in Chinese slang?
If not, would you like to get to know them?
It means getting married with nothing but a wedding certificate …
This Chinese vocabulary word list has everything from “Santa” to “wrapping paper” to “New Year’s resolutions.”
Hope you find it useful this holiday season!
angel —— 天使 —— tiān shǐ
Bethlehem —— 伯利恒 …
Have you ever made an innocent comment…
…only to have someone jump on you because they thought you were talking about them?
Here’s a Chinese idiom you can use to keep them at bay: 对号入座 (duì hào rù zuò).
对号入座 …
If you’re tired of the word “tired” (累 – leì), it’s your lucky day.
We’ve got a chengyu (Chinese idiom) that’s much cooler: 有气无力(yǒu qì wú lì).
有气无力 (yǒu qì wú lì) literally means “to have breath but no strength,” …
The hardest part of Chinese is that it feels arbitrary.
It has its own logic, but it takes trial and error to figure it out.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a shortcut?
A way that you could almost …
