#chinese phrases

三人行，必有我师

When I walk with two others, there must be one whom I can learn from

“三人行，必有我师” 的意思是三个人一起走路，里边一定有一个人可以做我的老师。这句话用来比喻别人身上可能有我们没有的优点，我们要学习别人身上的优点。

“三人行，必有我师” means “When I walk with two others, there must be one whom I can learn from”. In the metaphorical sense, it means everybody may have some merits that we lack, so we should learn from others.

站得高，看得远 Zhàn dé gāo, kàn dé yuǎn

The higher you stand, the farther you’ll see

“站得高，看得远” 的意思是，站在高的地方，就能看到更远的地方。这句话也用来比喻不能只从一个方面看问题，多考虑几个方面，才能更加全面。

“站得高，看得远“ means the one who stands higher takes a broader view. It is also used metaphorically to indicate that we should view a problem from more than one aspect to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of it.

here they go some supportive phrases that you, as a loving fan, could send for them in the comments on weibo, instagram, twitter or facebook. it’s always nice and comforting to read something in your native language, so below are some phrases that you could copy & paste to send for your favorite chinese idol!

☆ MORNING TIME/BEGINNING OF THE DAY

1. Hello 你好！(Nǐ hǎo)
2. Good Morning 早上好！(Zǎoshang hǎo)
3. How are you? 你最近怎么样? (Nǐ zuìjìn zěnme yàng)
   
4. Did you sleep well? 你睡的好吗？(Nǐ shuì de hǎo ma)
5. How’s your mood today? 今天的心情怎么样？(Jīntiān de xīnqíng zěnme yàng)
6. I’ll be by your side today as well 今天我也会在你身边啊 (Jīntiān wǒ yě huì zài nǐ shēnbiān a)
   
7. Did you eat? Don’t forget ah! Your health is the most important 你吃饭了吗？别忘记啊！身体健康最重要 (Nǐ chīfànle ma? Bié wàngjì a! Shēntǐ jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào)
   
8. I hope that all of your dreams come true 我希望你所有的梦想成真 (Wǒ xīwàng nǐ suǒyǒu de mèngxiǎng chéng zhēn)
   
9. I hope that you are happy everyday 我希望你天天开心 (Wǒ xīwàng nǐ tiāntiān kāixīn)
10. Practicing hard is important but your health is number one! 用功排练很重要，但照顾身体健康是第一！(Yònggōng páiliàn hěn zhòngyào, dàn zhàogù shēntǐ jiànkāng shì dì yī)
    
11. Fighting!加油！(Jiāyóu!)

☆ NIGHT TIME/ THE END OF THE DAY

1. Good Night! 晚上好！(Wǎnshàng hǎo)
   
2. Sleep Well 睡得好啊~ (Shuì dé hǎo a)
3. You’ve worked hard today, take a rest 今天你辛苦了啊, 休息一下吧 (Jīntiān nǐ xīnkǔle a, xiūxí yīxià ba)
   
4. Thank you for your hard work 感谢你的辛苦努力 (Gǎnxiè nǐ de xīnkǔ nǔlì)
   
5. You should sleep now 现在你应该睡觉啊~ (Xiànzài nǐ yīnggāi shuìjiào a)
6. See you tomorrow! 明天见! (Míngtiān jiàn)
   

☆ LOVING WORDS TO CHEER THEM UP

1. I miss you 我想你 (Wǒ xiǎng nǐ)
   
2. I love you 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
   
3. Did you enjoy the meal? 吃得还好吗？(Chī dé hái hǎo ma)
   
4. You are my everything 你是我的一切 (Nǐ shì wǒ de yīqiè)
   
5. You are my World 你是我的全世界 (Nǐ shì wǒ de quán shìjiè)
   
6. Don’t Worry 别担心 (Bié dānxīn)
   
7. We will always support you! 我们会永远支持你！(Wǒmen huì yǒngyuǎn zhīchí nǐ)
8. We will always love you! 我们会永远爱你！(Wǒmen huì yǒngyuǎn ài nǐ)
   
9. As expected, you’re the best! 不出所料，你是最棒的！(Bù chūsuǒ liào, nǐ shì zuì bàng de)
10. This song is really good 这首歌真的很好 (Zhè shǒu gē zhēn de hěn hǎo)
11. Thank you for giving us good music 谢谢你给我们带来好音乐 (Xièxiè nǐ gěi wǒmen dài lái hǎo yīnyuè)
12. I will listen to it well 我会很好听的 (Wǒ huì hěn hǎotīng de)
13. Congrats!恭喜！(Gōngxǐ)
    

☆ WHEN YOU WANT TO REACT TO WHAT THEY POST

1. You’re so cute! 你好可爱! (Nǐ hǎo kě'ài)
2. You’re so beautiful! 你真漂亮! (Nǐ zhēn piàoliang)
3. You’re so handsome! 你真帅! (Nǐ zhēn shuài)
4. You’re the best! 你最棒! (Nǐ zuì bàng)
   
5. That’s very interesting 很有意思 (Hěn yǒuyìsi)
   
6. Your smile is like the sun, lighting up my entire world! 你的笑容像阳光一样，把我全世界点亮！(Nǐ de xiàoróng xiàng yángguāng yīyàng, bǎ wǒ quán shìjiè diǎn liàng)
7. Don’t forget to take good care of yourself! 别忘记照顾好身体！(Bié wàngjì zhàogù hǎo shēntǐ)
8. We look forward to sharing more and more wonderful memories with you! 我们期待着在未来和你分享更多越来越美好的回忆！(Wǒmen qídàizhuó zài wèilái hé nǐ fēnxiǎng gèng duō yuè lái yuè měihǎo de huíyì!)
   

probably i will add more soon. but, if you want other phrases you can tell me and i will translate for you sweetie. hope y'all like it! ♡

一步走错步步错 Yībù zǒu cuò bù bù cuò 

One wrong move makes all moves wrong

“一步走错步步错” 的意思是，下棋的时候，如果有一步走错了，那么以后的每一步都是错的。这句话用来比喻如果我们开始时做了一个错误的决定，那么以后的每一次决定都会是错的。这句话告诉我们，做事情的时候每一步都要谨慎，避免出现错误，尤其是开始的时候。

“一步走错步步错” means that in a chess game one wrong move will make all the moves after it wrong. In the metaphorical sense, it indicates if we’ve made a wrong decision, then every decision following it would be wrong. This saying tells us to be prudent when doing something so as to avoid mistakes.

In my last post about hello talk HERE

I discussed my experience with the app, all the useful phrases I had collected. From native speakers of the Chinese language. So I thought i’d compile another list, this time focusing on vocabulary around what the young people these days are using to text online, or say to each other!

So I was sick of being stuck behind my computer, learning and writing vocab, but not being able to talk to anyone in Chinese. I was looking around and thought i’d try this app called HELLO TALK. I’ve had it for two days so far! 

Essentially it connects you with someone across the world who has your target language in their mother tongue. And ideally you’d have their target language as your mother tongue. And the language exchange begins! 

Ofc there’s a bit of filtering to do, with people who aren’t willing to help you with your language and only want to speak in English. But once you find someone who has the same language learning goals as you it’s a matter of jumping straight into it. Try texting them in a mix of english/chinese and you can send back and forth voice memos to ask questions and improve eachother’s pronunciation :) 

Here is some key vocab points and some of the things I got asked and discussed from my language exchange with a guy from Beijing and a girl from Hainan and many others :) 

Even though there is a language translate function, it runs out after 15 goes if you have a free account. So I found myself forced to put things into google translate and look up things in the PLECO dictionary. Most, if not all of these sentences came from the native Chinese speakers on the app! So this is Chinese vocab in its most natural expression!

BONUS SENTENCES: 

Asking your language partner to say things in English/Chinese 

1. Please say this sentence in English/Chinese

请用英文/中文说这句话 

Qǐng yòng yīngwén/zhōngwén shuō zhè jù huà

Setting a timeframe for your language exchange 

1. Let’s talk for an hour! 

一小时久 我们说吧！

Yī xiǎoshí jiǔ wǒmen shuō ba!

久： particle for duration of time

2. Let’s talk for half an hour!

半个小时久，让我们聊聊吧！

Bàn gè xiǎoshí jiǔ, ràng wǒmen liáo liáo ba!

3. I don’t have much time

我没有太多时间 

Wǒ méiyǒu tài duō shíjiān

4. I have to go to sleep now

 我现在必须去睡觉了 

Wǒ xiànzài bìxū qù shuìjiàole

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