By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00January 28th, 2013|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
by Frank YU The Spring Festival is China’s biggest holiday, beloved of the Chinese people. It is a day for
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:33-05:00September 1st, 2012|Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
悬梁刺股 Xuán liáng cì gǔ Translation: Tie one’s hair on the house beam and prick one’s thigh with an
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:33-05:00August 15th, 2012|Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
闻鸡起舞 Wén jī qǐ wǔ Translation: To rise up upon hearing the crow of a rooster and practice with the
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:33-05:00August 1st, 2012|Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
囊萤映雪 Náng yíng yìng xuě Translation: Read by the light of fireflies entrapped in a pouch of thin silk and
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:33-05:00July 15th, 2012|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利 Yù bàng xiāng zhēng, yú wēng dé lì Translation: A grapple between a snipe and a clamp benefits
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:33-05:00July 1st, 2012|Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
邯郸学步 Hán dān xué bù Translation: A man from Handan learns how to walk. Meaning: By imitating others, one can
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:34-05:00June 15th, 2012|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
揠苗助长 Yà miáo zhù zhǎng Translation: Pulling up rice shoots to help them grow. Meaning: Spoil a thing by being
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:34-05:00June 1st, 2012|Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
断织劝学 Duàn zhī quàn xué Translation: To cut the threads on a loom to encourage learning. Meaning: To encourage
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:36-05:00May 15th, 2012|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
骑驴找驴 Qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ Translation: Looking for the donkey on which one is riding. Meaning: Originally it means that
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T17:05:36-05:00May 1st, 2012|Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
凿壁偷光 Záo bì tōu guāng Translation: Cutting a wall to steal light. Meaning: Study hard in difficult conditions. Story This
