Bù chī bǎo nǎ yǒu lìqi jiǎnféi a. 不吃饱哪有力气减肥啊。
If you are not full, how could you have the strength to lose weight?
—From the TV series 我的青春谁做主 (Wŏ de qīngchūn shuí zuòzhŭ) Who is the Master of My Own Youth?
吃 (chī): v to eat
饱 (bǎo): adj full
力气 (lìqi): n strength
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人生有时就像电脑，说死机就死机，没有商量的余地。
Rénshēng yǒushí jiù xiàng diànnǎo, shuō sǐjī jiù sǐjī, méiyǒu shāngliang de yúdì.
Life is like a computer sometimes, when it shuts down, it does. There is no compromise.
—From a computer user who often loses information because of sudden shut-down of computers.…
In this lesson, eChineseLearning’s professional Chinese teacher will teach you shopping related Chinese words, expressions and grammar. Specifically, you will learn numbers, measure words, pronouns, verbs, and dialogues, etc.
Key Learning Points:
A:Nǐ yào (măi) shénme? 你要（买）什么？ What do you want to buy
B:Wŏ yào (măi) píngguŏ.…
Rén zhǎng de piàoliang bùrú huó de piàoliang. 人长得漂亮不如活得漂亮。
A beautiful life is better than a beautiful face. —From Leorowi, the author of Leaving Mother Lake.…
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 magazine commented: “Chinese workers are ‘勤奋 (qínfèn) diligent,’ ‘努力 (nǔlì) hardworking‘ and ‘勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) brave,‘ they may not actually understand how important they are to the ‘稳定(wěndìng) stability‘ and ‘发展 (fāzhǎn) development’ of China’s economy, but they are the ones who lead the world to economic ‘恢复 (huīfù) recovery‘.”…
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, but I don’t want to be deprived of the right of marriage!…
圣诞节里的绿色商机 (Shèngdànjié lǐ de lǜsè shānɡjī) Green Business Opportunity at Christmas
Christmas is a golden time for many businesses in China to make the most out of the holiday season. On the Wangfujing Street in Beijing on December 16, 2009, 15 meters “环保 (huánbǎo) environmental friendly” Christmas tree was made of thousands of waste beverage bottles.…
Wǒ zhǔnbèi zìjǐ chuàngyè. 我准备自己创业。 I plan to start my own business. Wǒ de xìngfú shēnghuó huì yìzhí yánxù. 我的幸福生活会一直延续。 My happy life will continue. —from common Chinese female workers in a recent cover story of the TIME magazine Got questions?…
How to say “Merry Christmas” in Chinese? Learn the correct saying and the most useful Christmas expressions in this video lesson! Taught by professional Chinese teachers from eChineseLearning, the dialogue teaches you useful expressions in gift exchange among family members and friends, home decoration, Christmas dinner with family members and more!…
Xiànzài de fángjià shì méiyǒu zuì gāo, zhǐyǒu gèng gāo, bú duàn dì gèng gāo, yuè lái yuè gāo. 现在的房价是没有最高，只有更高，不断地更高，越来越高。
The housing price now will never reach the highest. It will only go higher and higher.
—From the hot Chinese TV series《蜗居》(Wōjū) Dwelling Narrowness
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Yǒngyuǎn bú yào wèn lǐfàshī nǐ shìfǒu xūyào lǐfà！ 永远不要问理发师你是否需要理发！
Never ask the barber whether you need haircut or not! Got questions?…
Fěnsī mài dào yúchì de jiàgé cái jiào pàomò. 粉丝卖到鱼翅的价格才叫泡沫。
If the price of vermicelli is equal to that of shark’s fins, we can say there is a bubble in this market. — By 任志强(Rèn Zhìqiáng) Ren Zhiqiang, a famous executive commenting on China’ s real estate market.…
Nowadays more and more people are beginning to learn Chinese. For the most part, they are only focusing on learning how to speak Chinese. But concerning using this language, they also need to learn Chinese writing. Writing can reflect a writer’s power of thought and language organization skills.…
