Correct answer: B Analysis: A. “Kuàikuàilèlè” is the Chinese pinyin for “快快乐乐cheerful.”
“快 (kuài)” means quick and “乐 (lè)” means cheerful.
B. “Mǎmǎhūhū” is the Chinese pinyin for “马马虎虎careless.” “马 (mǎ)” means horse and “虎 (hǔ)” means tiger.
C. “Tuántuányuányuán” is …
Rúguǒ wǒmen bù chénggōng, yídìng yǒurén chénggōng; rúguǒ wǒmen bù chénggōng, hòuhuǐ de yídìng shì wǒmen zìjǐ.b 如果我们不成功，一定有人成功；如果我们不成功，后悔的一定是我们自己。 If we fail, there must be someone who will succeed; if we fail, it will be us who will regret. —from Ma Yun, CEO of Alibaba, one …
蜗居(wōjū) Dwelling Narrowness
房价(fángjià) n. housing price
房奴(fángnú) n. mortgage slave
“蜗居(wōjū) Dwelling Narrownes” is probably the most popular TV series in 2009. It is about a new couple struggling for buying their first “房子(fángzi) house.” The script expresses a confusion …
赠送 (zèngsòng) Present as a Gift/ Give as a Gift
The character “赠 (zèng)” means to present and “送 (sòng)” means to send
or to give.
Jiàoshòu xiàng xuéyuàn zèngsòng le yìfú mínghuà. 教授向学院赠送了一幅名画。
The professor gave a famous painting to the university as …
喜庆 (xǐqìng) Happy Event/ Festival/ Jollit
The character “喜 (xǐ)” means happy and “庆 (qìng)” means to celebrate.
Example:
Xīnnián shì gè xǐqìng tuányuán de rìzi. 新年是个喜庆团圆的日子。
New Year is a time for happiness and reunion. Got questions?
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新气象 (xīnqìxiàng) The New Look
The character “新 (xīn)” means new; “气 (qì)” means gas or air and “象
(xiàng)” means alike or resemble.
Tāde chūxiàn gěi tǐtán zēngtiān le jǐfēn xīnqìxiàng. 他的出现给体坛增添了几分新气象。
The emergence of him breathes new life into the sporting world.…
联欢晚会 (liánhuān wǎnhuì) Festival Gala Evening
The character “联 (lián)” means to unite; “欢 (huān)” means happy; “晚
(wǎn)” means evening and “会 (huì)” means party.
Example:
Jùshuō chūnjié liánhuān wǎnhuì yǒu hěnduō míngxīng lái yǎnchū. 据说春节联欢晚会有很多明星来演出。
It is said that a lot of stars …
大餐 (dàcān) Sumptuous Meal
“大餐(dàcān)” are the Chinese characters for “Sumptuous Meal.” The
character “大 (dà)” means big or sumptuous and the character “餐 (cān)”
means meal.
Wǒ shèngdànjié wǎnshang yào hé péngyou yìqǐ qù chī dàcān. 我圣诞节晚上要和朋友一起去吃大餐。
I’m going to have a sumptuous …
中国工人入选时代周刊 (Zhōngguó gōngrén rùxuǎn shídài zhōukān) Chinese Worker Selected as Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”
On Dec.16, 2009, “the Chinese worker” ended up ranking second in the selection of Time magazine’s prestigious “Person of the Year 2009.” They were the only group selected. Time …
Fángzi jiàgé tàigāo, lǎopo yāoqiú tàigāo, liǎngzhě wǒ dōu zhuī bú shàng! wú fáng de wǒ, bùxiǎng bèi bōduó jiéhūn de quánlì! 房子价格太高，老婆要求太高，两者我都追不上！无房的我，不想被剥夺结婚的权利！
The price of houses is too high, my wife asks for too much, I can’t satisfy them both! I have no house, …
Correct answer: C Analysis: A. “Cáiyuánguǎngjìn” is the Chinese pinyin for “财源广进 making plenty of money.” “财 (cái)” means money and “源 (yuán)” means source. “广 (guǎng)” means widely and “进 (jìn)” means to come into.
B. “Xīnniánkuàilè” is the Chinese …
Correct answer: A Analysis: A. “团圆 (tuányuán)” are the Chinese characters for “reunion” or “to have a reunion.” “团 (tuán)” means to reunite and “圆 (yuán)” means round.
B. “团结 (tuánjié)” are the Chinese characters for “to unite.”
“团 (tuán)” means …
Correct answer: B Analysis: A. “春节 (chūnjié)” are the Chinese characters for “Spring Festival.”
“春 (chūn)” means spring and “节 (jié)” means festival.
B. “元旦 (yuándàn)” are the Chinese characters for “New Year’s Day.” “元 (yuán)” means the first and “旦 …
圣诞老人 (shèngdàn lǎorén) Santa Claus “圣诞老人 (shèngdàn lǎorén)” are the Chinese characters for “Santa Claus.” The character “圣 (shèng)” means saint; “诞 (dàn)” means birth; “老 (lǎo)” means old, and “人 (rén)” means person.
Example:
Nǐ zhīdào shèngdàn lǎorén xiànzài duō dà niánlíng ma? 你知道圣诞老人现在多大年龄吗？ …
糖果 (tángguǒ) Candy
“糖果 (tángguǒ)” are the Chinese characters for “Candy.” The character
“糖 (táng)” means sugar or sweets and the character “果 (guǒ)” means
fruit.
Example: Měi nián shèngdànjié de shíhou, tángguǒ de xiāoliàng dōu hěn hǎo. 每年圣诞节的时候，糖果的销量都很好。
Candy sells well at every Christmas. …
派对 (pàiduì) Party
“派对 (pàiduì)” are the Chinese characters for “Party.” The character “派 (pài)” means group and the character “对 (duì)” means pair.
Shèngdànjié nǐ néng lái cānjiā wǒ de pàiduì ma? 圣诞节你能来参加我的派对吗？
Would you come to my Christmas party? …
狂欢 (kuánghuān) Binge or Revelry
“狂欢 (kuánghuān)” are the Chinese character for “Revelry.” The
character “狂 (kuáng)” means unrestrained and the character “欢 (huān)”
means happy.
圣诞节大家一起去狂欢吧！
We are going to revel at Christmas.
Got questions?
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圣诞节 (shèngdànjié) Christmas
“圣诞节 (shèngdànjié)” are the Chinese characters for “Christmas.” The character “圣 (shèng)” means saint; “诞 (dàn)” means birth, and “节
(jié)” means festival.
Example: Yuèláiyuèduō de zhōngguórén yě kāishǐ guò shèngdànjié. 越来越多的中国人也开始过圣诞节。
More and more Chinese people have begun to celebrate Christmas.…
