英语 (英語)
Yīng yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

英语 (英語)
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Yīng yǔ
  1. English (language)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
宋祖英
Sòng Zǔ yīng
  1. 1 Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
精英
jīng yīng
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 elite
  3. 3 essence
  4. 4 quintessence
英
Yīng
  1. 1 United Kingdom
  2. 2 British
  3. 3 England
  4. 4 English
  5. 5 abbr. for 英國|英国[Yīng guó]

Idioms (7)

含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
  1. 1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
  1. 1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
  2. 2 those whom the Gods love die young
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
  1. 1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì
  1. 1 to die an untimely death (idiom)
  2. 2 to be cut off in one's prime

Sample Sentences

周末有英语家教班、自然科学家教班、物理化学家教班等等，好像永远都在补习。
zhōumò yǒu yīngyǔ jiājiàobān 、zìrán kēxué jiājiàobān 、wùlǐ huàxué jiājiàobān děngdeng ，hǎoxiàng yǒngyuǎn dōu zài bǔxí 。
On the weekends I had an English tutor, a natural sciences tutor and a physical chemistry tutor, it felt like I was always cramming.
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小学时候我们班就有三类人：“仙人”就是那种看各种高端怪书的奇葩（比如卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》）；“完人”这种人会跳舞会唱歌会主持节目会各种乐器，还奥数好英语好钢琴八级；还有一种人没啥当，只好当“井货”（横竖都是二）。
xiǎoxué shíhou wǒmen bān jiù yǒu sān lèi rén ：“xiānrén ”jiùshì nàzhǒng kàn gèzhǒng gāoduān guài shū de qípā （bǐrú kǎ ěr wéi nuò de 《yǔzhòu qíqù quánjí 》）；“wánrén ”zhèzhǒng rén huì tiàowǔ huì chànggē huì zhǔchí jiémù huì gèzhǒng yuèqì ，hái ÀoShù hǎo Yīngyǔ hǎo gāngqín bā jí ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng rén méi shá dāng ，zhǐhǎo dāng “jǐng huò ”（héngshu dōu shì èr ）。
There were three kinds of people in my elementary school: the Merlin - nerds who read all kinds of wired high-end books (like Calvino’s Trolltech Universe Collection); the Paragon - the kids who could sing, dance, host games, play instruments, were good at all subjects, and could play piano like a professional; what was left were those kids who couldn’t be either, so they could only be “lol"s (It is lol either way).
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我也记得周末都被塞得满满的，周六上午参加书法班，下午舞蹈班，周日上午英语培训班，下午美术培训班，可是我还真没觉得累，下课以后就屁颠屁颠跑去买跳跳糖溜溜球。
wǒ yě jìde zhōumò dōu bèi sāi de mǎnmǎnde ，zhōuliù shàngwǔ cānjiā shūfǎ bān ，xiàwǔ wǔdǎo bān ，zhōurì shàngwǔ yīngyǔ péixùnbān ，xiàwǔ měishù péixùnbān ，kěshì wǒ hái zhēn méi juéde lèi ，xiàkè yǐhòu jiù pìdiānpìdiān pǎo qù mǎi tiàotiàotáng liūliūqiú 。
I also remember that my weekends were all really busy. On Saturday morning I went to calligraphy classes, then dance classes in the afternoon. On Sundays I had English classes, and then art classes in the afternoon. But I really didn't feel tired. When I got off class I would happily run off to buy pop rocks and play with my yo-yo.
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我记得当年我们高考考期是两天，第一天考语文数学，第二天考英语和综合。
wǒ jìde dāngnián wǒmen gāokǎo kǎoqī shì liǎngtiān ，dì yī tiān kǎo yǔwén shùxué ，dì èr tiān kǎo yīngyǔ hé zōnghé 。
I remember back then the college exams lasted for two days. The first day was the language and mathematics exam, the second day was English and general exams.
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这么说吧，考完语文、数学、英语三门基础课后，我是胸有成竹，觉得自己就是上清华北大的料，但考完综合之后我就觉得自己只有留在老家的命了。
zhèmeshuō ba ，kǎo wán yǔwén 、shùxué 、yīngyǔ sān mén jīchǔ kè hòu ，wǒ shì xiōngyǒuchéngzhú ，juéde zìjǐ jiùshì shàng qīnghuáběidà de liào ，dàn kǎo wán zōnghé zhīhòu wǒ jiù juéde zìjǐ zhǐyǒu liú zài lǎojiā de mìng le 。
Let's put it this way, after taking the basic tests in Chinese language, mathematics and English, I'd already got to grips with things, so I felt I'd be able to get into Tsing Hua University or Peking University, but after my general exam I thought I'd just have to remain in my hometown for life.
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你是英语专业二班的。
nǐ shì Yīngyǔ zhuānyè èr bān de 。
You are an English major in the second class.
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她的英语很棒，都快赶上老外了。
tā de yīngyǔ hěn bàng ，dōu kuài gǎnshàng lǎowài le 。
Her English is great. It's almost as good as (caught up with) a foreigner.
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有很多，为了方便，有时候就会使用缩略语或简写。和英语一样啊。
yǒu hěn duō ，wèile fāngbiàn ，yǒushíhou jiù huì shǐyòng suōlüèyǔ huò jiǎnxiě 。hé yīngyǔ yīyàng ā 。
Yes, very common, sometimes we use abbreviations or simplifications for convenience sake. The same as in English!
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他最近表现不好，这次英语考试只有49分。
tā zuìjìn biǎoxiàn bùhǎo ，zhècì yīngyǔ kǎoshì zhǐyǒu sìshíjiǔ fēn 。
Recently his performance is not good. He only got 49 on his English test.
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他们啊，其实都抱着侥幸心理，以为神不知鬼不觉，哪里会想到这件事居然被央视“爆”出来了呢？再说，替考这条“利益链”存在也不是一天两天了，不仅高考，四六级托福、雅思等等英语等级考试，每年都能抓到不少“枪手”。
tāmen ā ，qíshí dōu bào zhe jiǎoxìng xīnlǐ ，yǐwéi shénbùzhīguǐbùjué ，nǎli huì xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jūrán bèi yāngshì “bào ”chūlái le ne ？zàishuō ，tìkǎo zhè tiáo “lìyìliàn ”cúnzài yě bù shì yītiān liǎngtiān le ，bùjǐn gāokǎo ，sìliùjí tuōfú 、yǎsī děngdeng yīngyǔ děngjí kǎoshì ，měinián dōu néng zhuādào bùshǎo “qiāngshǒu ”。
These people actually are all leaving it to chance and think they can keep it secret. Never would they think that this would unexpectedly be "burst" open by CCTV. Moreover, this "profit chain" of taking exams for others has not existed for just one or two days. And it is not just at the college entrance exam, but also at English graded tests like CET 4/6 exam, TOEFL, IELTS, etc. that many "stand-in examinees" are caught.
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