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

(Pin yin)      shí     

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


Word by word English translation
:

:  oneself     

shí: to eat    

: his/her/its   

: power  


Sample sentence: 

nǐ chí zǎo dōu yào  shí  

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)         

(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:  

 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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