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Showing posts with label Chinese Proverbs. Show all posts
Chinese Proverb 101: 治大国若烹小鲜

Chinese Proverb 101: 治大国若烹小鲜

治大国若烹小鲜 Zhì dàguó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān The ruling of a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy; hence it goes to say, an effe...

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Chinese Fable: 井底之蛙  a person with a very limited outlook.

Chinese Fable: 井底之蛙 a person with a very limited outlook.

井底之蛙  is a short fable about a self-satisfied frog whose delusions of grandeur about himself and his little well are shattered by a visiting...

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海阔凭鱼跃,天高任鸟飞 | 谚语=Proverb

海阔凭鱼跃,天高任鸟飞 | 谚语=Proverb

Originally uploaded by zannnielim 意思是说:大自然的广阔无边为鱼跃鸟飞提供了宽广的空间,可以引申为替人才提供施展才华的空间是多么重要,也可以理解为拥有自由是那么的可贵。 Our imagination is the only limit...

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The highest eminence is to be gained step by step, Proverb: 千里之行,始于足下

The highest eminence is to be gained step by step, Proverb: 千里之行,始于足下

A thousand-li journey begins with the first step Variant: Even the longest journey must start from where you stand 千里之行,始于足下 PINYIN: qi...

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机不可失 #Chinese #Proverb

机不可失 #Chinese #Proverb

机不可失,时不再来  jī bù kě shī, shí bú zài lái Opportunity knocks at the door only once.

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Chinese Proverbs: 人无完人,金无足赤

Chinese Proverbs: 人无完人,金无足赤

人无完人,金无足赤  rén wú wán rén, jīn wú zú chì  - It is as impossible to find a perfect man as it is to find 100 percent pure g...

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Chinese Proverbs

Chinese Proverbs

万事开头难 wàn shì kāi tóu nán - All things are difficult before they are easy. We have new online lessons for Spring/Summer 2016, if yo...

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Chinese Proverbs: A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

Chinese Proverbs: A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林 yī niǎo zài shǒu shèng guò shuāng niǎo zài lín A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟 Yī niǎo on...

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一无所长

一无所长

谚: 万事皆通,但一无所长。 Wànshì jiē tōng, dàn yī wú suǒ cháng. Jack of all trades and master of none. 长 means long; length; excel in; l...

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CHINESE PROVERBS-Confucius

CHINESE PROVERBS-Confucius

Real knowledge is knowing the extent of one's ignorance. A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing...

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一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

These slides are for upper intermediate level. The first part is an example of the lesson about the words that can possibly be formed from ...

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Blogging as a way of learning Chinese

Charlie, a 21-year-old student, set up his ' Discovering Mandarin   ' blog so that he could have dialogues with other Mandarin learn...

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Proverb: One can't have one's cake and eat it, too.

Proverb: One can't have one's cake and eat it, too.

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