龌 and 龊 are both phono-semantic characters. They share the same semantic component 齿. What does 龌龊 mean？ Continue reading “use of 龌龊”
Category: Usage
Many of the Chinese words are multi-meaning words, that is to say, many Chinese words have more than one meaning. Studying all the usages of these words is a prerequisite for the advanced learning of Chinese.
All about 过不去
你为什么老是跟我过不去？这里过不去，请绕道！我心里真过不去。”过不去” a very frequently-used word. It has the following three uses. Continue reading “All about 过不去”
How to use 几多?
几 and 多 can combine to form a special word 几多 that can be used as an interrogative pronoun or adverb. As a pronoun, its meaning is equivalent to “how many/much 多少”, but it’s far less often used than 多少. Continue reading “How to use 几多?”
The use of 出轨
The basic and literal meaning of 出轨 chū guǐ is: be derailed; go off the rails; jump the rails. It has two figurative meanings: Continue reading “The use of 出轨”
All about the use of 总
总 is one of the Chinese words with multiple uses. It can act as a verb, adverb or adjective. 总 is a word used very frequently in Chinese and it’s all necessary to learn all its uses. Continue reading “All about the use of 总”