圣诞老人
Shèng dàn Lǎo rén
Pinyin

Definition

圣诞老人
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Shèng dàn Lǎo rén
  1. Father Christmas
  2. Santa Claus

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

Sample Sentences

没问题！哦，你买了圣诞礼物，还有圣诞老人的衣服？
méiwèntí ！ò ，nǐ mǎi le shèngdàn lǐwù ，háiyǒu Shèngdànlǎorén de yīfu ？
No problem! Oh, you bought Christmas gifts and a Santa Claus costume as well?
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小孩子以为真的有圣诞老人吗？
xiǎo háizi yǐwéi zhēnde yǒu Shèngdànlǎorén ma ？
Do little kids think that Santa Claus is real?
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是啊！圣诞节她收到礼物，就以为是圣诞老人送的。
shì a ！shèngdànjié tā shōudào lǐwù ，jiù yǐwéi shì Shèngdànlǎorén sòng de 。
Yeah! When she gets presents on Christmas, she thinks that Santa Claus gave them to her.
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那你是什么时候知道没有圣诞老人的？
nà nǐ shì shénme shíhou zhīdào méiyǒu Shèngdànlǎorén de ？
Then when did you know that Santa Claus wasn't real?
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圣诞老人
Shèngdànlǎorén
Santa Claus.
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圣诞老人是从北极来的，对不对？
Shèngdànlǎorén shì cóng běijí lái de ，duì bu duì ？
Santa Claus is from the North Pole, right?
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不要谢我，谢你的神秘圣诞老人。哎，你收到什么礼物？拆开看看。
bù yào xiè wǒ ，xiè nǐ de shénmì shèngdàn lǎorén 。āi ，nǐ shōudào shénme lǐwù ？chāikāi kàn kan 。
Don't thank me, thank your secret Santa. Ah, what gift did you get? Unwrap it and have a look.
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谢谢，圣诞老人！
xièxie ，Shèngdànlǎorén ！
Thanks Santa!
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圣诞老人，你好！
Shèngdànlǎorén ，nǐhǎo ！
Hi Santa Claus!
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多着呢，比如说现在有很多商店在促销的时候，会让扮演圣诞老人的职员穿上中式传统的对襟红袍，老字号的中餐馆会推出中式的“圣诞大餐”，很多圣诞歌曲都被翻唱成了中文，总之就是要把圣诞节改造得有中国特色。
duō zhe ne ，bǐrú shuō xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn zài cùxiāo de shíhou ，huì ràng bànyǎn shèngdànlǎorén de zhíyuán chuānshàng zhōngshì chuántǒng de duìjīn hóng páo ，lǎozìhào de zhōngcānguǎn huì tuīchū zhōngshì de “shèngdàn dàcān ”，hěn duō shèngdàn gēqǔ dōu bèi fānchàng chéng le Zhōngwén ，zǒngzhī jiùshì yào bǎ shèngdànjié gǎizào de yǒu Zhōngguó tèsè 。
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