by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
There are times when we feel emotionally relatable to things happening around us. Learn to use this expression in Chinese to show how you think! 感同身受(Gǎn tóng shēn shòu) 聽到他被霸凌的經驗讓我很難過，因為真的太感同身受了! Tīng dào tā bèi bà líng de jīngyàn ràng wǒ hěn nánguò, yīn wéi zhēn de...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
There are moments in life when you are forced to listen to people complaining. But you can let those words pass through your ears, not your mind. This is what the expression of today is about: 聽聽就好! 聽聽就好(tīng tīng jiù hǎo): to not take one’s word to heart, to ignore...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
I just finished an online class with my Japanese tutor; it was a lot of fun, as always. We did the online tour of a vast forest park in Kobe city, and when we were going to finish the call, I wanted to tell him to be careful on the way back home since he drove 15...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
Everyone sleeps, but not everyone does the same things. Learn some words about sleeping in Chinese! 翻身(fān shēn): to turn over in one’s sleep 他昨天睡覺的時候一直翻身，可能是睡不好吧! He kept turning over yesterday, probably because he didn’t sleep well! 打呼(dǎ hū): to snore...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
見(jiàn), mean to see, 外(wài) means outside, but what does 見外(jiàn wài) means in Chinese? This word means to treat someone as an outsider. It is used when you feel someone is being too distanced from you by acting too politely and wanting that person to relax. My aunt...
by Cathy Chinese | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
Stop using 他很有錢; try something more authentic to say! 口袋很深(kǒu dài hěn shēn): to have very deep pockets The literal translation of this expression is “the pocket is bottomless.” If you want to hint that the person is wealthy politely, this is the right saying to use!...