If you are not at B2 level, I suggest you do not read it; otherwise, you are going to confuse yourself a lot. This article is written for students who have learned many different usages of direction complements from A2 to B2. If you are not familiar with what a direction complement is, I suggest you…
Category: HSK 6
龜毛 Guīmáo
龜毛/龟毛 Guīmáo （Taiwan slang） ADJ. (Literal meaning turtle hair) It is a slang term in Taiwan that describes someone who is overly meticulous, nitpicky, or finicky about small details or trivial matters. It can be used to describe someone who is overly demanding, fussy, or particular about things, to the point that it becomes a…
玻璃心 Bōlíxīn
玻璃心 Bōlíxīn ADJ. (Literal meaning is glass heart) Like the English word “snowflake,” it means sensitive, emotional, fragile, or vulnerable. We use it to describe people whose feelings get hurt easily. Although it looks like a noun, it is actually an adjective. Sometimes we convey the same idea in a different way. For example, instead…
Love You
Cyndi Wang is well known for her cuteness and sweetness. Most of her songs are lovely and sweet. Due to this image, people underestimated her singing skills for a long time. However, in a recent Chinese TV show, she was invited to sing a highly technical song, which left people astonished at how talented she…
Your Name Engraved Herein
This song was the film song from a Taiwanese LGBT romantic drama, 刻在你心底的名字Kē zài nǐ xīndǐ de míngzi (Your Name Engraved Herein) Set in Taiwan in the 1980s, the movie tells the story of two high school boys, Jia-Han and Birdy, who fall in love with each other during a time when homosexuality was taboo and…