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1 son
2 child
3 seed
4 egg
5 small thing
6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

孩子

hái zi

1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

天灾人祸对于老百姓来说真是最严峻的考验，学校附近不是有片老房子吗？我看那里有些屋子，墙都塌了半边，希望里头住的人有个什么避难所可以去。

tiānzāi rénhuò duìyú lǎobǎixìng láishuō zhēn shì zuì yánjùn de kǎoyàn ，xuéxiào fùjìn bùshì yǒu piàn lǎo fángzi ma ？wǒ kàn nàlǐ yǒuxiē wūzi ，qiáng dōu tā le bànbiān ，xīwàng lǐtou zhù de rén yǒu gè shénme bìnànsuǒ kěyǐ qù 。

These calamities are the harshest of tests for ordinary people. Aren't there some old houses near our school? Some of those houses are already half caved in! I really hope the people living there have somewhere safe they can go.

Go to Lesson

可以，那后面可以注记王太太屋子里本来有的东西吗？

kěyǐ ，nà hòumian kěyǐ zhùjì Wáng Tàitai wūzi lǐ běnlái yǒude dōngxi ma ？

Yes, then can we make a note of all the things that come with Mrs Wang's apartment?

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我今年租了间一室一厅的屋子住。

wǒ jīnnián zū le jiān yíshì yìtīng de wūzi zhù 。

This year I rented a one bedroom apartment to live in.

Go to Lesson

天啊！屋子里怎么乱成一团？东西散了一地！

tiān a ！wūzi lǐ zěnme luàn chéng yītuán ？dōngxi sàn le yīdì ！

Gosh! Why is the room such a mess? There is stuff all over the place!