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10 outdated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

一知半解

yī zhī bàn jiě

1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
2 dilettante
3 amateur

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

一鳞半爪

yī lín bàn zhuǎ

1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces

Sample Sentences

这就难说了，不是有句话说，徐娘半老、风韵犹存吗？现在流行女大男小，你可真要小心喔！

zhè jiù nánshuō le ，bùshì yǒu jù huà shuō ，Xúniáng bànlǎo 、fēngyùn yóucún ma ？xiànzài liúxíng nǚ dà nán xiǎo ，nǐ kě zhēn yào xiǎoxīn ō ！

That's hard to say. It's there an expression? "Even though this lady has got to a certain, she still remain attractive". Ladies having younger boyfriends is all the rage these days. You better keep your eye out.

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