Here today we would like to learn a funny Chinese Expression:
不好意思 bù hǎo yìsi
My girlfriend and I have been staying with my parents here in San Fransico since the 4th of July. My family has been very generous and hospitable to her during that time. Naturally, her response was, “我觉得不好意思(wǒ juéde bù hǎo yìsi).” Then she asked […]

画蛇添足【huà shé tiān zú 】

Adding feet to a drawing of a snake
:: to ruin the effect of something by adding something superfluous. ::
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An official in the ancient State of Chu gave a pot of wine to his men to celebrate the Spring Sacrifice ceremony. One of the men said: “We have only one pot of […]

Jìng yè sī 静夜思 (In a Quiet Night), a classical Chinese poem composed by Tang poet Li Bo, creates a beautiful moonlight picture in your mind. The moon is always a poetic source in Chinese literature all the time, the moon festival is another evidence too. When you have departed from home for a long […]

Dēng Guàn-què-lóu 登鹳雀楼 At Heron Lodge
王之涣Wang Zhihuan (Tang)
bái rì yī shān jìn
白 日 依 山 尽，
huáng hé rù hǎi liú
黄 河 入 海 流。
yù qióng qiān lǐ mù
欲 穷 千 里 目，
gèng shàng yī céng lóu
更 上 一 层 楼。
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【New Words】
鹳雀楼 guàn què lóu, a pavillion name
白日 bái rì, sun 依 yī, beside 穷 qióng, end
【English Translation】
Mountains cover the white sun,
And oceans drain the golden river;
But you widen your […]

Chinese Character “HE” for the Philosophy of Harmony 和谐
The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony began at 8:08 a.m., on the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008. The exact time was picked by organizers because of the meaning of the number eight to the Chinese. It represents luck, prosperity and wealth. It was an appropriate […]