Meaning: 动真格 (dòngzhēngé) to do something seriously Usage: “动真格”指态度上认真地对待，行动上坚定地执行。 “动真格” means to form an opinion seriously and to take actions firmly. Examples: 1. 公司宣称要动真格地治理迟到现象。 Gōng sī xuānchēng yào dòngzhēngé de zhìlǐ chí dào xiàn xiàng The company has Continue Reading
Meaning: 风靡 (fēngmǐ) fashionable Usage: “风靡”指某种商品、某项爱好、某个人在一段时间内非常流行。 “风靡” means some that a particular product, hobby, or person is very popular during a certain period of time. Examples: 1. 苹果手机正风靡全球。 Píngguǒ shǒujī zhèng fēngmǐ quánqiú Apple’s iPhone is fashionable around Continue Reading
Meaning: 炮轰 (pàohōng) to bombard Usage: “炮轰”源自战争词语，指对某件事或某个人的言论进行言语攻击，表示极其不同意或不满。 “炮轰” is a term that comes from wartime. It refers to attacking something or someone’s speech to express disagreement or dissatisfaction. Examples: 1. 网友在论坛上炮轰国内食品安全问题。 Wǎngyǒu zài lùntán shàng pàohōng guónèi shípǐn ānquán Continue Reading
Meaning: 瓜葛(guāgé) creeping vines; complicated relationship Usage: “瓜”和“葛”都是蔓生植物，本义是纠缠、纠纷，后来指人与人之间的亲属关系或社会关系，也指两件事件之间相牵连。 Both “瓜” and “葛” come from vines, so this phrase originally meant to twist and dispute. It now refers to family or social relationships. It can also mean a complicated relationship between Continue Reading
Meaning: 回笼觉 (huílóngjiào) go back to sleep Usage: 睡“回笼觉”是指醒来或起床之后还是困，就又上床睡觉。 One, who has waken up or got up but still feels sleepy and goes back to bed. People call this “回笼觉”. Examples: 1. 专家认为，有时候睡回笼觉对身体并不好，因为打乱了作息规律。 Zhuānjiā rènwéi, yǒu shíhou shuì huílóngjiào Continue Reading
Meaning: 敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng) fleece; take advantage of sb.’s being in a weak position to overcharge him Usage: “敲竹杠”指利用别人的缺点或弱点来索取财物或讹诈。经常用作“敲某人的竹杠”。 “敲竹杠”refers to ask for or blackmail someone who is being in a weak position. It’s often used to be “敲某人的竹杠”. Examples: Continue Reading
Meaning: 抱佛脚 (bào fójiǎo) make hasty Usage: “抱佛脚”指平时没准备，等到有事情发生的时候就仓促准备，慌忙应付。常说“临时抱佛脚”。 “抱佛脚” means dealing with something in a hurry because of no preparations for it. It is usually said as “临时抱佛脚”. Examples: 1. 每次考试你都临时抱佛脚，你就不能平时好好学习吗？ Měi cì kǎoshì nǐ dōu línshí bào fójiǎo, Continue Reading
Meaning: 护短 (hù duǎn) to shield faults or shortcomings Usage: “为自己或者与自己有关系的人所犯的错误进行辩护或掩饰。 It means to shield faults for oneself or other people who have relation with oneself. Examples: 1. 你一直对孩子这样护短，他永远都不会意识到自己的错误。 Nǐ yìzhíduì háizi zhèyàng hùduǎn, tā yǒngyuǎn dōu búhuì yìshi dào Continue Reading
Structure: Verb + 人家 / 别人 Meaning: 人家 and 别人 both refer to others besides the speaker and the listener, however, 人家 is more colloquial. Examples: 我 不 在乎 别人 怎么 说。 Wǒ bú zài hu bié rén Continue Reading
Meaning: 团购 (tuángòu) group purchase Usage: 团购的字面意思是团体购物，指认识的或者不认识的人一起买东西，这样可以求得最优价格。团购时，商家一般会给出低于零售价格的团购折扣和单独购买得不到的优质服务，这样就可以卖出更多的产品，从中获利。现在团购的主要方式是网络团购，也有某单位集体购买。 “团购”is a type of purchasing behavior that a group of people use to obtain discounts from vendors using their collective buying power. The vendors always offer a lower price as well as additional Continue Reading
