Two-part allegorical saying (of which the first part, always stated, is descriptive, while the second part, often unstated, carries the message) Báyuè shí wŭ de yuèliang—zhèngdàguāngmíng 八月 十 五 的 月亮 — 正大光明 The moon on Mid-Autumn Festival — fair and …
The 29th Olympic Games of 2008 will be held mainly in Beijing, but sailing, football and equestrian events will be held in six other cities: Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao and Hong Kong. You may go to these beautiful cities to watch the games and …
Bā yuè shí wŭ yuè ér míng ya, 八 月 十 五 月 儿 明 呀， The moon is bright during Mid-Autumn Festival,
Yéye wèi wǒ dǎ yuèbĭng ya. 爷爷 为 我 打 月饼 …
中国人的称谓很复杂，同事之间可以称职务，如“麦总，刘经理”等，熟人之间可以直呼其名，或者在姓的前面加上“老，小”来称呼，如：“老王，小王”等。比较正式的场合对不熟悉的人一般可以称“先生，女士，太太，小姐”等。
The Chinese system of names and titles is by and large complicated. Titles may be used to address each other among one’s colleagues, e.g. “màizǒng and Liú Jīnglǐ”. For acquaintances personal names and surnames may be preceded by “lǎo” (old) or “xiǎo” …
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抬杠(táigàng) to argue for the sake of arguing
Where does the phrase originate from?
In the north of China in early times, there existed a custom called “抬杠会(táigànghuì)” argue meeting. On the day of Lantern Festival, some strong men carried the bamboo “杠(gàng), ” on …
流行词语 (liúxíng cí yŭ)Popular words
忽悠(hū you) is an often-used word in northern area of China and it originates from the word 胡诱(hú yòu), which means recklessly misleading. It became popular from a witty skit “selling crutches” …
我的神啊 (wŏ de shén a)
“我的神啊”(wŏ de shén a) first became popular from a hot Chinese TV series 武林外传(wŭ lín wài zhuàn “My Own Swordsman”)as a pet phrase of Tong Xiangyu, the owner of Tongfu tavern. Then it has been widely …
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①celebrate the Spring Festival on the first lunar month ②a greeting used when people meet in the morning ③things like cakes or deserts
⑴breakfast ⑵an auspicious greeting during the Spring Festival ⑶memorial days or traditional …
端午节(duān wŭ jié)
A: Nĭ zhīdào liăngtiān hòu shì shénme rìzi ma? A: 你 知道 两天 后 是 什么 日子吗？ Do you know what the day after tomorrow is? B: Wŭ yuè èr shí bā ya, zěnme le? B：五 月 二 …
This poem is the most famous Mid-Autumn Festival poem. The author wrote it for his brother, whom he missed dearly after not having seen him for seven years. There are two sentences …
Guò nián, guò nián, nuò mĭ zuò tāng yuán. 过 年, 过 年, 糥 米 做 汤 圆。 Celebrate the spring festival, celebrate the spring festival, Use glutinous rice to make dumplings. Zuò de tāng yuán yòu bái yòu yuán, …
by 李商隐 (Lĭ Shāngyĭn) Li Shangyin
Yúnmŭ píngfēng zhúyĭng shēn, chánghé jiàn luò xiăoxīng chén. 云母 屏风 烛影 深， 长河 渐 落 晓星 沉。 Now that a candle-shadow stands on the screen of carven marble，and the River of …
A Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival
It is said that one year in ancient times, there appeared 10 suns in the sky, and every drop on the earth was melted away under such heat. As a result, …
Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng, 正月 里 个 来 呀，看 呀 看 花灯， We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng? 咚锵 隆 咚锵， 看 的 什么 灯？ Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of …
Chinese Food for Mid-Autumn Festival
Moon cake comes from the Yuan Dynasty. During that time, people would not stand the cruel domination taking place, so many people staged uprisings to fight against the Yuan Dynasty rulers. Zhu …
The Spring Festival is fast approaching and Chinese people are looking forward to enjoying themselves. However, the Spring Festival is not just a festive, carefree time, there are also many superstitions, or taboos, which you should pay attention to. As a significant part of Chinese …
“拜年(bàinián),” to pay a New Year’s call, is a traditional Chinese custom during the Spring Festival. “拜年(bàinián)” is a way for the Chinese to say goodbye to the current year and ring in the new one, and it provides Chinese people with opportunities to show …
The Spring Festival is coming up soon and Chinese people are preparing to welcome the Year of the Sheep. It is around this time that you may hear some Chinese people claiming that this coming year is his or her year of fate. What do …
Christmas and the New Year are coming. Have you picked gifts?
Trying to find the perfect gift to buy for friends, relatives, children etc, can be a bit overwhelming at times, and that’s without having to tiptoe around cultural taboos.
Chinese are very careful when …
