成都
Chéng dū
Pinyin
Definition
成都
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- Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
- 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
- 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
- 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
- 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
- 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你去成都吗?
Are you going to Chengdu?
对,我去成都看大熊猫。
Yeah, I'm going to Chengdu to see the pandas.
成都人和北京人,大概是中国最爱说话的两个族群。而成都人既爱吃又爱说,说不耽误吃,吃不耽误说,走到哪儿就吃到哪儿说到哪儿。
Chengdu and Beijing probably have the most talkative people in China. And Chengdu people love to eat and to talk. Their talking doesn't interfere with their eating, and their eating doesn't get in the way of their chatting. Wherever they go, they'll be chatting and eating all the way.
成都人之所以爱进茶馆,主要还因为在那里可以大摆其“龙门阵”。
The main reason that Chengdu people like to go to tea houses is that they can chat there.
成都人爱上茶馆。事实上成都的茶馆也多得有如雨后春笋。而且差不多都座无虚席,茶客满棚,生意好得不敢让人相信。
Chengdu people love to go to tea houses. Chengdu has loads of tea houses, and that's a fact. And they're all almost totally packed. Business is unbelievably good.
成都人能吃也会吃,能说也会说,吃能吃出花样,说能说出名堂,而最能体现成都和成都人这一特色的,便是成都的茶馆。
They love to eat, and they appreciate good food. They love to talk, and they talk eloquently. When they eat, they eat a variety, and they can talk about all kinds of topics. And the thing that best expresses this characteristic of the Chengdu people is their famous tea houses.
成都是天府。物产丰富,吃食就多;文化丰盈,话题就多。于是,成都人的一张嘴,就怎么也闲不下来。
Chengdu is an earthly paradise. It is productive and full of tasty abundance. Its culture is flourishing. So there is a lot to talk about.Therefore, as soon as people from Chengdu open their mouths, they just can't stop.