打 is one of the most important verbs in Chinese. Its original meaning is realted to violence, but it is far more than violence. Continue reading ““打” has become less and less violent”
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.
use of 龌龊
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”
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”