护短
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…
人家 and 别人
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…
团购
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…
可以
Structure: 可以 + Verb Meaning: 可以 expresses having another person’s permission. It can be thought of in the context of “allowed or not allowed”. Examples: 我 可以 进来 吗？…
能
Structure: 能 + Verb Meaning: 能 expresses having a certain ability or having obtained a certain requirement. It can also indicate that circumstances make an action not possible, or that…
会
Structure: 会 + Verb Meaning: 会 can express an action that you had to learn or be trained in to do Examples: 他 会 修 电脑。 Tā huì…
突然 and 忽然
Structure: 突然/ 忽然 + Verb Meaning: 突然 and 忽然 both can put in the sentence as adverbs or adjectives, just make sure to put them before the verb or the…
苦肉计
Meaning: 苦肉计 (kǔròujì) ruse of self-injury;Inflict injury upon oneself to gain trust Usage: “苦肉计”是指故意伤害自己以骗取对方信任的计策。 “苦肉计”means a trick of having oneself tortured to win the confidence of the other person involved.…
