[2024-07-14] Exploring Chinese Proverbs & Words in Our Spring Newsletter!

船员

chuán yuán

The Chinese word '船员' is used to describe a group of people who operate a large vehicle (such as a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft). In different contexts, it might also refer to a group of people working together on a particular task or project.

Here's how to use it:

• 船员正在整理船上的货物。
  chuán yuán zhèng zài zhěng lǐ chuán shàng de huò wù.
• 船员们正在抢修破损的船只。
  chuán yuán men zhèng zài qiǎng xiū pò sǔn de chuán zhī.
• 船员们要在航海期间居住在船上。
  chuán yuán men yào zài háng hǎi qī jiān jū zhù zài chuán shàng.

通道

tōngdào

In Chinese, '通道' is used to refer to a navigable route or a passage. This can mean a corridor in a building, a hallway, or any route that allows transport. The character '通' translates as 'pass' or 'through', and '道' translates as 'way' or 'path'. Together, they form '通道', the term for 'passage'.

Here's how to use it:

• 这是一个私人通道。
  zhè shì yīgè sīrén tōngdào.
• 他们正在建设一个新的通道。
  tāmen zhèngzài jiànshè yīgè xīn de tōngdào.
• 这个通道对我们很重要。
  zhègè tōngdào duì wǒmen hěn zhòngyào.

春

chūn

In Chinese, the word for 'spring' is '春'. This term is used quite similarly to the English word, referring to the season that succeeds winter and precedes summer. It's often associated with renewal, growth, and the blossoming of flowers.

Here's how to use it:

• 春节是中国的传统节日。
  Chūnjié shì zhōngguó de chuántǒng jiérì.
• 春分是春季的中点。
  Chūnfēn shì chūnjì de zhōngdiǎn.
• 春风灌醉。
  Chūnfēng guànzuì.

宏伟

hóng wěi

The Chinese word '宏伟' is used to describe something that is impressive because of size, appearance or other quality. It can be used to describe buildings, scenery, plans, and efforts. English phrase 'grand view' translates to '宏伟的景色' in Chinese.

Here's how to use it:

• 这个城市以宏伟的桥梁而闻名。
  zhè gè chéng shì yǐ hóng wěi de qiáo liáng ér wén míng.
• 我们在宏伟的山脉中进行了徒步旅行。
  wǒ men zài hóng wěi de shān mài zhōng jìn xíng le tú bù lǚ xíng.
• 这是一个宏伟的雕像。
  zhè shì yī gè hóng wěi de diāo xiàng.

股票

gǔ piào

In the Chinese language, '股票' is the word used to refer to 'stock' in a financial context, such as shares of a company's stock on the stock market. It is not used to describe stock in other contexts, such as a stock of goods or a soup stock.

Here's how to use it:

• 股票价格的波动影响了他的决定。
  gǔpiào jiàgé de bōdòng yǐngxiǎng le tā de juédìng.
• 股票市场有风险，投资需谨慎。
  gǔpiào shìchǎng yǒu fēngxiǎn, tóuzī xū jǐnshèn.
• 股票经纪人帮他处理了所有的买卖。
  gǔpiào jīngjì rén bāng tā chǔlǐ le suǒyǒu de mǎimài.

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