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10 outdated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

老公

lǎo gōng

1 (coll.) husband

老婆

lǎo pó

1 (coll.) wife

Idioms (20)

一五一十

yī wǔ yī shí

1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

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

三五成群

sān wǔ chéng qún

1 in groups of three or four (idiom)

三令五申

sān lìng wǔ shēn

1 to order again and again (idiom)

Sample Sentences

别人家女孩子都是巴不得嫁个钻石王老五，婚后当个少奶奶。你就是跟人家不一样，非得要自己去闯出一片天地才甘愿。

biéren jiā nǚháizi dōu shì bābude jià ge zuànshí wánglǎowǔ ，hūn hòu dāng ge shàonǎinai 。nǐ jiùshì gēn rénjia bù yīyàng ，fēiděi yào zìjǐ qù chuǎng chū yī piān tiāndì cái gānyuàn 。

Other girls all can’t wait to marry a diamond-studded bachelor, and to be the lady of the house after marriage. You’re different from other people, in that you insist on making your own way in the world.

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你怎么知道？刘翔现在可是钻石王老五！哪个女人不喜欢这种年轻有为的男人？开跑车，喝红酒，送钻石。我们怎么和他比？

nǐ zěnme zhīdào ？Liú Xiáng xiànzài kě shì zuànshí wáng lǎo wǔ ！nǎge nǚrén bù xǐhuan zhèzhǒng niánqīngyǒuwéi de nánrén ？kāi pǎochē ，hē hóngjiǔ ，sòng zuànshí 。wǒmen zěnme hé tā bǐ ？

How do you know? Liu Xiang is now a great catch! What girl wouldn’t like this kind of promising young man? He drives a sports car, drinks red wine, gives her diamonds… How do we compare with that?

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