ChinesePod

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 fig. to be impartial

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

仁民爱物

rén mín ài wù

1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

便民利民

biàn mín lì mín

1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你当其他厂家都是傻瓜啊？好点子谁会想不到，关键是有没有人舍得买。现在的消费者都精得很，羊毛出在羊身上的道理谁都懂。iPhone的价格相对一般手机来说，简直就是天价，这种奢侈品有几个平民百姓会去买？

nǐ dàng qítā chǎngjiā dōu shì shǎguā a ？hǎo diǎnzi shéi huì xiǎngbudào ，guānjiàn shì yǒuméiyǒu rén shěde mǎi 。xiànzài de xiāofèizhě dōu jīng de hěn ，yángmáo chū zài yáng shēnshang de dàolǐ shéi dōu dǒng 。iPhonede jiàgé xiāngduì yībān shǒujī láishuō ，jiǎnzhí jiùshì tiānjià ，zhèzhǒng shēchǐpǐn yǒu jǐge píngmín bǎixìng huì qù mǎi ？

Do you think the other companies are idiots? Anyone can think of this stuff, but the main thing is that no one was willing to buy. Consumers these days are really clever. They understand that there is no free lunch. Compared with other cell phones, the iPhone is astronomically expensive. How many normal folks would really go buy such an extravagant product?

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同感。而且相对来说，众筹是比较平民化的，每个人都可以参与。

tónggǎn 。érqiě xiāngduì láishuō ，zhòngchóu shì bǐjiào píngmínhuà de ，měi gè rén dōu kěyǐ cānyù 。

I feel the same. And relatively speaking, crowdfunding is quite popularized. Everyone can participate.

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我们家的情况，你不都知道吗？就是平民百姓。家谱很平常啊，以前很多家庭都有。只不过后来人口流动，大家都不重视了就丢失了。

wǒmen jiā de qíngkuàng ，nǐ bù dōu zhīdào ma ？jiùshì píngmín bǎixìng 。jiāpǔ hěn píngcháng ā ，yǐqián hěn duō jiātíng dōu yǒu 。zhǐ bùguò hòulái rénkǒu liúdòng ，dàjiā dōu bù zhòngshì le jiù diūshī le 。

You don't know about our family situation? We're a common family. Family trees are very common. Before many families kept them. It was only after the population became more mobile that everyone stopped paying attention to it and it disappeared.

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不过李白游山玩水是有目的的，是为了结交名人权贵，希望有人向皇帝引荐他。李白的志气可不是成为大诗人，他是想一下子从平民成为良相。

bùguò Lǐ Bái yóushānwánshuǐ shì yǒu mùdì de ，shì wèile jiéjiāo míngrén quánguì ，xīwàng yǒurén xiàng huángdì yǐnjiàn tā 。Lǐ Bái de zhìqì kěbushì chéngwéi dà shīrén ，tā shì xiǎng yīxiàzi cóng píngmín chéngwéi liángxiàng 。

However, Li Bai's travels to all the great sights had a purpose. He wanted to make friends with famous and powerful people and hoped that someone would recommend him to the emperor. Li Bai's ambition wasn't to become a great poet. He wanted to go from being a commoner to an adviser to the emperor.

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哎，上海的房价真是越来越高了，可叫我们平民百姓怎么活。有时想想自己奋斗三十年还不一定买得起房，就觉得很低落。

āi ，Shànghǎi de fángjià zhēnshì yuèláiyuègāo le ，kě jiào wǒmen píngmín bǎixìng zěnme huó 。yǒushí xiǎngxiang zìjǐ fèndòu sānshí nián hái bùyīdìng mǎideqǐ fáng ，jiù juéde hěn dīluò 。

Oh, housing prices in Shanghai are getting higher all the time. How can common folks like us go on living? Sometimes, I think that even if I worked like a dog for thirty years, I might not be able to afford a house. I get really down in the dumps.

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北京最让人心仪的就是它那醇和的气派。这种醇和的气派里有“王者风范”，也有“平民风情”，而且是中国风格的，因此让人感到亲切。

Běijīng zuì ràng rén xīnyí de jiùshì tā nà chúnhé de qìpài 。zhèzhǒng chúnhé de qìpài lǐ yǒu “wángzhě fēngfàn ”，yě yǒu “píngmín fēngqíng ”，érqiě shì Zhōngguó fēnggé de ，yīncǐ ràng rén gǎndào qīnqiè 。

The thing about Beijing that most inspires respect is its pure and peaceful style. In this pure, peaceful atmosphere are both elements of ``Royal Bearing" and ``The Style of the Ordinary People." This is also the Chinese way, and so it gives people a close, intimate feeling.

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唉！别说这些，现在连学校都开始分阶级了。有钱人子弟上贵族学校。没钱的呢，就上平民学校。真是阶级意识从娃娃抓起。

ai ！bié shuō zhè xiē ，xiànzài lián xuéxiào dōu kāishǐ fēn jiējí le 。yǒuqián rén zǐdì shàng guìzú xuéxiào 。méiqián de ne ，jiù shàng píngmín xuéxiào 。zhēnshì jiējí yìshi cóng wáwa zhuā qǐ 。

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