Chinese Idioms of May 2013 (2013-5-3)
  Time:2013-5-3 10:54:27  Clrck:1185

(Pin yin)    zì  shí   qí  lì

(Chinese)   自  食  其 力
(Translation) This phrase means to earn one's own living. 


Word by word English translation
:

自zì:  oneself     

食shí: to eat    

其qí: his/her/its   

力lì: power  


Sample sentence: 

nǐ chí zǎo dōu yào zì shí qí lì。

你迟早都要自食其力。

You have to earn your own living sooner or later.


(Pin yin) 
 yǒu  qiú  bì  yìng

(Chinese)  有   求  必  应

(Translation) The phrase means be unable to say no to seekers of help.


Word by word English translation:

有yǒu: to have    

求qiú: request   

必bì: must    

应yìng: to respond


Sample sentence:  

Wǒ men de lǎoshī yǒu qiú bì yìng。

我们的老师有求必应。

Our teacher never said no to our requests.

 

 


 


 

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