Chitu 吃土吃土 · Chītǔ In one line Literally “eating dirt” — a humorous way to describe being completely broke or living on an extremely tight budget. Definition 動詞短語动词短语 VERB PHRASE Literally meaning “to eat dirt,” this popular internet slang is used when someone is so financially broke that they can’t even afford food and supposedly…
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就, 才, 再 Practice
Grammar Practice · Time & Sequence Words 就 jiù, 才 cái, 再 zài Practice 就 jiù marks something happening sooner or more easily than expected, 才 cái marks something happening later or under a condition, and 再 zài marks the next action in a sequence. Work through 39 fill-in-the-blank sentences across 12 everyday scenes —…
Chicken Parts and Chicken Dishes
Food Vocabulary 雞鸡肉與与雞鸡蛋Chicken & Eggs in Chinese The rooster’s name is a lucky pun in Chinese — which is part of why it shows up at weddings, and part of why pointing its head at someone across a dinner table is such a pointed joke. Work through the words for chicken types, parts, eggs, and…
Chinese Complement
A field guide for learners Chinese Complements A complement is a word or phrase that follows a verb or adjective to add more information — degree, result, direction, possibility. It can be a single character, a short phrase, or a full clause, and it’s one of the most common structures in spoken and written Chinese…
Stock Market in Chinese
漲涨 OneDotDot Chinese · Vocabulary Stock Market in Chinese 股市gǔshì詞彙cíhuì股市gǔshì词汇cíhuì Two quick answers on investing in Taiwan and China as a foreigner, then twenty-five terms for talking about the market itself — prices, trends, trading positions, risk management, and a couple of the more colorful slang terms traders actually use, each with an example sentence….
China National Day
China National Day — OneDotDot Chinese Chinese Festivals · 中國節日中国节日 China National Day 國慶節国庆节 guóqìngjié The official name is a mouthful: the National Day of the People’s Republic of China, 中華人民共和國國慶節中华人民共和国国庆节 Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó guóqìngjié. In everyday use, almost everyone just says 國慶節国庆节 guóqìngjié. The date When is 國慶節国庆节 guóqìngjié? The People’s Republic of China…
Taiwan National Day
Taiwan National Day — OneDotDot Chinese Chinese Festivals · 中國節日中国节日 Taiwan National Day 雙十節双十节 shuāngshíjié Taiwan’s National Day is also known as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day. It’s a nickname for the date itself — the 10th day of the 10th month. Clearing up the confusion ROC vs. PRC Taiwan’s official name is…
Bank related words
Bank Related Words — A Foreigner’s Vocabulary Guide OneDotDot Chinese · Vocabulary Guide Bank Related Words銀行相關用語银行相关用语 Opening an account, moving money, and reading a card statement — the vocabulary for a Taiwanese bank counter, with what to expect as a foreigner. Most of a bank visit is paperwork and a short conversation at the counter…