成语 and expressions Flashcards
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
1) noteworthy or amazing in an unexpected way
e.g. “真是不可思议，我的名字跟你一样！” “zhēn shi bù kĕ sī yì wŏ de míng zi gēn nĭ yī yàng” (It’s incredible, I have the same name as you!)
2) inconceivable
e.g. 对我来说，吃狗肉是不可思议的事情。
“duì wǒ lái shuō, chī gǒuròu shì bùkěsīyì de shìqíng” (The way I see it, eating dog is inconceivable)
How long until [event] is over?!
[event] 什么时候才能过去？
[event] shénme shíhòu cáinéng guòqù?
All households
家家户户
Of all sizes
大大小小
From ever since I was young
从小到大
eg： 从小到大，我一直喜欢跳舞。
eg： 那从小到大，我一直就是有一个梦想。
to be related to
息息相关
eg：太阳和我的情绪息息相关。
to not be able to find time
找不到时间，zhǎo bù dào shíjiān
to be very honest with you
很诚实地告诉你, hěn chéngshí dì gàosù nǐ…
to be crazy about sth
他对。。。发烧, tā duì… fāshāo
That’s not what I meant
我不是那个意思, wǒ bùshì nàgè yìsi
Are you kidding me?
有没有搞错啊, yǒu méiyǒu gǎo cuò a?
eg： 有没有搞错？又不早说？
It’s getting late
时间不早啊, shíjiān bù zǎo a
I overslept
我睡过头了, wǒ shuì guòtóule
This is so easy?!
这只是小儿科, zhè zhǐshì xiǎo’érkē
I can’t wait
等不及了, děng bùjíle
There’s no difference
沒差吧, méi chà ba
following, next
接下来， jiēxiàlái
eg: 接下来该怎么办？
eg：接下来呢？你想去哪里？
It’s almost ____ （e.g. it’s almost been two months)
快 [time period] 了
eg: 快两个月了。
all the pains and pleasures of life
酸甜苦辣，suāntiánkǔlà
eg： 这里的生活有酸甜苦辣
to be in a total state
乱七八糟
to make a lot of progress
有很大进步, yǒu hěn dà jìnbù
eg: 过了不久，我很满意地看到我取得了很大的进步.
Guò le bùjiǔ, wǒ hěn mǎnyì de kàn dào wǒ qǔdéle hěn dà de jìnbù (Not long after, I was very satisfied to see that I had made a lot of progress)
to be extremely busy
。。。得脱不了身
eg：他工作忙得脱不了身 （He was tied down to his job）
My phone is nearly out of battery
我手机快没电, wǒ shǒujī kuài méi diàn
No matter what happened, this event was really very funny. Everyone was laughing, and we will really never forget it
无论如何，这件事儿真好笑。谁都笑了，真的让人们忘不了
