ChinesePod

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 old (of people)
3 venerable (person)
4 experienced
5 of long standing
6 always
7 all the time
8 of the past
9 very
10 outdated
11 (of meat etc) tough

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春

yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2 early planning is the key to success

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
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 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

Sample Sentences

听说在美国航空公司的空乘人员都是工会的会员，航空公司不能因为他们年老色衰了就让人家下岗。而且，飞国际航线的，都是有资历有年头儿的空乘，所以年纪都比较大。

tīngshuō zài Měiguó hángkōnggōngsī de kōngchéng rényuán dōu shì gōnghuì de huìyuán ，hángkōnggōngsī bùnéng yīnwèi tāmen niánlǎosèshuāi le jiù ràng rénjiā xiàgǎng 。érqiě ，fēi guójì hángxiàn de ，dōu shì yǒu zīlì yǒu niántóur de kōngchéng ，suǒyǐ niánjì dōu bǐjiào dà 。

I hear that all in-flight service staff on US airlines are union members, so they can't be fired just because they've gotten older. Moreover, flying international routes are all controlled by more experienced staff, so they are all older.

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