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1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey

Idioms (20)

中西合璧

Zhōng Xī hé bì

1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)

各奔东西

gè bèn dōng xī

1 to go separate ways (idiom)
2 to part ways with sb
3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]

喝西北风

hē xī běi fēng

1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

夕阳西下

xī yáng xī xià

1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)

太阳从西边出来

tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái

1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2 fig. hell freezes over
3 pigs can fly

Sample Sentences

她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。

tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。

She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.

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便利店“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。可以买东西、打印、或者是洗衣服。

biànlìdiàn “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi 、dǎyìn 、huòzhě shì xǐ yīfu 。

Convenience stores are small but they have everything. You can buy groceries, print, or even do the laundry.

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为了要换免费的东西，所以给了个人资料。螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。你不能只想着眼前的利益。

wèile yào huàn miǎnfèi de dōngxi ，suǒyǐ gěi le gèrén zīliào 。tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu 。nǐ bùnéng zhǐ xiǎng zhe yǎnqián de lìyì 。

In order to get free samples, you gave out your personal information. You can't see the forest for the trees. Don't only consider the immediate profits.

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买东西

mǎi dōngxi

to buy things

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先生，这里不能吃东西。

xiānsheng ，zhèlǐ bùnéng chī dōngxi 。

Mister, you are not allowed to eat here.

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我从来没吃过这么好吃的东西。

wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhème hǎochī de dōngxi 。

I have never eaten such amazing food before.

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如果我想煮饭，超市就会把新鲜的食材送到我家，他们送的东西包括蔬菜、肉类、海鲜，只要你能想到的应有尽有。

rúguǒ wǒ xiǎng zhǔfàn ，chāoshì jiù huì bǎ xīnxiān de shícái sòng dào wǒ jiā ，tāmen sòng de dōngxi bāokuò shūcài 、ròulèi 、hǎixiān ，zhǐyào nǐ néng xiǎngdào de yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。

If I want to cook, the delivery people will deliver fresh groceries to my house. What they deliver includes vegetables, meat, seafood and anything you can think of.

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煮熟的鸭子飞了”是指已经到手的东西丢了。

zhǔshúdeyāzifēile ”shì zhǐ yǐjīng dàoshǒu de dōngxi diū le 。

“A cooked duck flies away.” means to lose something one almost got.

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他常常丢三落四，忘记带东西。

tā chángcháng diūsānlàsì ，wàngjì dài dōngxi 。

He is often forgetful. He always forgets to bring stuff.

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所以人一旦失败或是受到伤害，就算很久很久以后遇到类似的事情，或是类似的东西的时候，他们还是会记得，还是会感到害怕。

suǒyǐ rén yīdàn shībài huòshì shòudào shānghài ，jiùsuàn hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐhòu yùdào lèisì de shìqing ，huòshì lèisì de dōngxi de shíhou ，tāmen háishi huì jìde ，háishi huì gǎndào hàipà 。

Therefore, once people encounter failure or get hurt, even though a long time has passed, when they run into similar situations, they would still be reminded and get scared of.

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