The word 儿 is the simplified form of the conventional character 兒. 儿 can be used as a component in word formation. Words containing this component generally refers to humans and their actions, for example 元 (yuán, ‘chief’), 兄 (xiōng, ’elder brother’) #son #children #radical

“双喜临门”指两件喜事同时到来。 ‘Shuāngxǐ-línmén’means ‘two happy events occur at the same time’. 双: double 喜: happiness; happy event 临: to arrive 门: door 例句: 1. A: 听说她马上要结婚了，她姐姐的孩子也要出生了。 B: 那他们家真是双喜临门了! #happiness #Nihaohk #chineseidiom

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The word 豆now refers to most types of beans or peas. 豆 is used as a component in word formation. Words with this component are related to beans, for example 豌 (wān, ‘pea’), another example is 痘 (dòu, ’smallpox’). #beans #chinesefood #tofu #chinesewords #nihao #hk #mandarin

“八九不离十”表示非常接近或几乎达到实际情况。 ‘Bājiǔ bù líshí’means pretty close to the fact. 八: eight 九: nine 不: no; not 离: to be away from 十: ten 例句: 我虽然没有亲眼看见，但是猜也能猜个八九不离十。 #chineseidiom #close #number #chinesesentences #chinese #chinesesaying

One of the Students’ exercises of NIHAO Story #classexercise #storybook #grammar #envrionment #chinesewords #chinesehandwriting #handwriting #nihao #hk #hkcentral #mandarinlessons #mandarinchinese #characterart #lessons #education #chineseeducation #lesson2020 #study #selfstudy

The word 刀 means ‘knife’ or ‘sword’.刀 is used as a component in word formation. Words with this component are related to its original meaning, for example 切 (qiē, ‘cut’), 剪 (jiǎn, ’cut with scissors’). 刀把 dāo bà Handle of a knife 刀叉     dāo chā #knife #wordcards #nihao

“一心一意”指心思专一，没有别的考虑。 ‘Yìxīn-yíyì’means ‘wholeheartedly , without reserving any other thought’. 一: one 心: heart 一: one 意: will; intention; thought 例句: A: 我好久没见到小王了。 B: 他一心一意地想学好英语，所以每天都在家看书，很少出去。 #idiom #nihao

In class. One of our students’ exercises. NIHAO Tailormade Exercises. #studentexercises #nihaochinese #translation #hk #hkcentral #mandarinlessons #mandarinchinese #languagueschool #languagestudy #languagedevelopment #languageeducation #chineseknowledge #chinesewords #nihao #hk

The pictogram of the word 歹 represents the bones of a dead person. 歹 can be used in word formation, often positioned on the left, to convey the meaning of ‘death’. Some examples are 死 (sǐ, ‘death’), 残 (cán,’incomplete’) ，殉 (xùn,’die while on official duty’) #radical #China

“得意洋洋”形容称心如意时神气十足的样子。 ‘Déyì-yángyáng’is used to describe one is immensely proud of himself. : complacent; proud of oneself : self-satisfied 例句: 1. A: 为什么他看上去得意洋洋的? B: 老师刚才表扬了他几句。 2. 他得意洋洋地给他的同事看他新买的车。 #Chinese #nihao

The pictogram of 大, meaning ‘big’ or ‘large’. The word 大 can mean ‘seniority in age’, for example 大哥 (dà gē,’eldest brother’). When used as a component in word formation. 大 may appear in different positions, for example天 (tiān, ‘sky’), 太 (tài, ‘very’) #mandrian #studyinhk

“乱七八糟”形容混乱，毫无条理。 ‘Luànqī-bāzāo’means ‘in dreadful disorder’. 乱: in disorder 七: seven 八: eight 糟: terrible 例句: A: 不好意思，我家里乱七八糟的。 B: 没关系。 #Chineseidiom #proverb #disorder #chinesewords #learningonline #nihaohk

The word 卜 means ‘to divine’. The pictogram of this word represents such a crack. The word 卜 can be used in phrases meaning ‘to divine’, for example 占卜 (zhānbǔ, ’to divine’)，卜卦 (bǔguà, ‘to divine using the Eight Trigrams’). #chinese #hk #mandrian #nihaoeducation #Central

猫哭老鼠‘Māokū-lǎoshǔ’ is a metaphor for the act of pretending to be sympathetic or compassionate. It is similar to ‘crocodile tears’ in English. 例句: 1. A: 王经理听说你生病了，很担心你。 B: 真是猫哭老鼠，是他让我天天加班，我才累病了。 #languagelearning #nihaohk #mandrian

长 can be used as a word formation. As a component in word formation. As a component, it is often used to indicate pronunciation, for example 张 (zhāng, ’open up’），帐 (zhàng, ’ account’) and 帐 (zhàng, ’net’). #radical #chinesewords #nihao #hk #studyinhongkong #lessonhk

谢天谢地 ‘Xiètiān-xièdì’means ‘to thank God’. It is used to express the gratefulness or gladness of having avoided something bad or getting a satisfactory result. 例句: 1. A: 谢天谢地，你总算来了。怎么路上花了这么长时间? B: 对不起，今天路上堵得很厉害。 #grateful #chineseidiom