ChinesePod

1 zero
2 nought
3 zero sign
4 fractional
5 fragmentary
6 odd (of numbers)
7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
8 fraction
9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
10 extra
11 to wither and fall
12 to wither

零下

líng xià

1 below zero

零食

líng shí

1 between-meal nibbles
2 snacks

马英九

Mǎ Yīng jiǔ

1 Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016

Idioms (16)

一言九鼎

yī yán jiǔ dǐng

1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

七零八落

qī líng bā luò

1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder

三旬九食

sān xún jiǔ shí

1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
3 in dire straits

九天揽月

jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè

1 to reach for the stars (idiom)

九死一生

jiǔ sǐ yī shēng

1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
2 new lease of life

Sample Sentences

八零后”是垮掉的一代，说他们大多是独生子女，所以娇生惯养，自私，不懂责任和分享。“九零后”是脑残的一代，只懂上网玩游戏，没理想，没追求。

bālínghòu ”shì kuǎdiàodeyīdài ，shuō tāmen dàduō shì dúshēngzǐnǚ ，suǒyǐ jiāoshēngguànyǎng ，zìsī ，bù dǒng zérèn hé fēnxiǎng 。“jiǔlínghòu ”shì nǎocán de yī dài ，zhī dǒng shàngwǎng wán yóuxì ，méi lǐxiǎng ，méi zhuīqiú 。

The generation born in the 80s is China's broken generation, because the majority of them were born as only children, so they are spoilt, entitled and selfish, with little understanding of responsibility or sharing. The generation born in the 90s is the bonehead generation. They spend all their time playing video games and have no ideals or ambitions.

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根据今年八月领英发布的《第一份工作趋势洞察》报告，九五后第一份工作的平均在职时间为七个月，远远低于八零后、九零后群体，成“闪辞”主力军。

gēnjù jīnnián Bāyuè Lǐngyīng fābù de 《dìyī fèn gōngzuò qūshì dòngchá 》bàogào ，jiǔwǔhòu dìyī fèn gōngzuò de píngjūn zàizhí shíjiān wéi qī ge yuè ，yuǎnyuǎn dīyú bālínghòu 、jiǔlínghòu qúntǐ ，chéng “shǎncí ”zhǔlìjūn 。

According to the "First Work Trend Insight" a report released by LinkedIn in August this year, workers born after 95 stayed in their first job for an average of 7 months, far lower than the post-80s and post-90s groups, making them the largest driver for workers who “flash quit”.

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领英发布的《第一份工作趋势洞察》报告显示，在“第一份工作在职时间”方面，区别于七零后（四年半）、八零后（三年半）、九零后（十九个月），九五后的第一份工作平均在职七个月就会选择辞职。

Lǐngyīng fābù de 《dìyī fèn gōngzuò qūshì dòngchá 》bàogào xiǎnshì ，zài “dìyī fèn gōngzuò zàizhí shíjiān ”fāngmiàn ，qūbié yú qīlínghòu （sì nián bàn ）、bālínghòu （sān nián bàn ）、jiǔlínghòu （shíjiǔ ge yuè ），jiǔwǔhòu de dìyī fèn gōngzuò píngjūn zàizhí qī ge yuè jiù huì xuǎnzé cízhí 。

The "First Work Trends Insights" report released by LinkedIn shows “The duration of workers in their first job” varies by age group, 70 (4 years and a half), 80 (3 and a half years), 90 (19 months) and 95 is an average of 7 months.

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