Special Usages of w/h- question words

We learned that w/h-question words (interrogative pronouns), such as 谁，什么，什么时候，哪儿, etc. can be used to 谁，什么，什么时候，哪儿 to indicate  being all-inclusive or all-exclusive in the previous blog. For example,

• 爸爸什么都知道。Dad knows everything.
• 他谁都不认识。He doesn't know anyone.
• 过年了，哪儿都很热闹。It's Spring Festival. It's lively everywhere.
• 不管什么时候，我们都要注意安全。No matter when, we should pay attention to safety.
• 无论怎么做，他也不能把门打开。No matter how, he can not open the door.

Hence, we can use these w/h-question words in a statement to express emphasis and denote indefinite indication, emphasizing the idea of "no exception. Adverb 都 or 也 are often used after them.

Please try to make sentences by using the words given:
1. 汉语   能    学  谁    都  Everyone can study Chinese.
2.  都  找   我们  不能  什么事  别人  帮忙   We can not ask for help for anything.
3. 我     声音    都      没有    听到    什么       I didn't hear any sounds.
4. 他    不想   东西     都     吃     什么   He doesn't want to eat anything.
5. 他    哪儿     都      知道   He knows everywhere.

Reference:
http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Every

Correlatives Review

Use the correlatives given to form sentences:

• 不但......而且......
• 虽然......但是......
• 如果......就......
• 因为......所以
• 一边......一边......
• 既......又......
• 一......就......

1. 弟弟_______唱歌，_______跳舞。
2. 李老师_______会拉小提琴, _______会吹笛子。
3. 我_______做好功课,_______到球场踢球。
4. 地球上_______有氧气，_______还有氮气。
5. 博尔特_______夺得了金牌，_______打破了世界纪录。
6. _______很晚了，_______老师仍在工作。
7. _______天气严寒,_______伯父仍到海滩游泳。 
8. _______明天下雨，运动会_______不举行了。
9. _______这本书写得太精彩了，_______大家都喜欢看。
10. _______弟弟粗心大意, _______做错了两道数学题。 

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Numerical idioms

In the profundity of Chinese culture, numbers are not just numbers. They can convey many other meanings when used in Chinese idioms. Here are some idioms which include the numbers from one to ten. Let’s check them out.


一穷二白（yī qióng èr bái）
一(yī ) means one and 二（èr）means two. However, when we say “一穷二白”（ yī qióng èr bái），it means “poverty and blankness”, or “economically poor and culturally blank”. For example:

改变这个国家一穷二白的面貌。
gǎi biàn zhè gè guó jiā yī qióng èr bái de miàn mào
Lift this country from the state of “poverty and blankness”.

我们仅仅用了半个多世纪时间，不仅改变了旧中国一穷二白的落后面貌，而且建立起门类齐全的现代工业体系。 
Wǒmen jǐnjǐn yòngle bàn gè duō shìjì shíjiān, bùjǐn gǎibiànle jiù zhōngguó yīqióng'èrbái de luòhòu miànmào, érqiě jiànlì qǐ ménlèi qíquán de xiàndài gōngyè tǐxì. It has taken us just a little more than half a century not only to put an end to the backward state of poverty and blankness characteristic of the old China, but also set up a modern industrial system with a complete range of production. 


丢三落四(diū sān là sì)
三（sān）means three and 四（sì）means four. This idiom means “do things carelessly or have a bad memory”. For example:

他做事老是丢三落四的。
tā zuò shì lǎo shì diū sān là sì de.
He is always careless.


五颜六色(wǔ yán liù sè)
五(wǔ) is five and 六(liù) is six. It is equivalent to “colorful”. For example:

他们将房子漆得五颜六色。
tā men jiāng fáng zi qī de wǔ yán liù sè.
They paint their house with various colors.


七上八下(qī shàng bā xià)
七(qī) stands for seven and八(bā) for eight. 七上八下(qī shàng bā xià) is often used when “someone is very upset or anxious and feels ill at ease”. For example,

他就感觉心里七上八下。
tā jiù gǎn jué xīn lǐ qī shàng bā xià.
He is very anxious.


十拿九稳（shí ná jiǔ wěn）
十(shí) is ten and 九(jiǔ) is nine. You can use 十拿九稳（shí ná jiǔ wěn）when you are quite certain of something. For example,

他学习很好，考进前三名是十拿九稳的事。
tā xué xí hěn hǎo, kǎo jìn qián sān míng shì shí ná jiǔ wěn de shì.
He studies very well, so it is certain that he will be placed in the first three spots in the exam.


十全十美(shí quán shí měi)
十全十美(shí quán shí měi) means perfection. For example,

新生事物在刚产生时，并不都是十全十美的。

xīn shēng shì wù zài gāng chǎn shēng shí，bìng bù dōu shì shí quán shí měi de.

It is impossible for new things to be perfect.

Please fill in the blanks by using the idioms above:

1. 小张很马虎，做事情总是_______________。
2. 小李做事非常认真，总是追求_______________
3. 我心里_______________，坐也不安稳。
4. 半个世纪前，中国真是_______________啊!
5. 我没有把这件事安排好, 因此心里_______________的。  
6. 李雷学习成绩非常优秀，_______________可以考上重点大学。
7. 他老是这么_______________的。你看, 又把房门钥匙锁在屋子里了。
8. 窗前放着一个鱼缸，里面有_______________的石子。
9. 别想找_______________的工作了，那简直是幻想。

 
More Numerical idioms for you:
一目十行（yí mù shí hang）: cover ten lines at one glance; quick in reading.
 一言九鼎（yì yán jiǔdǐng）: one word has the weight of nine bronze Ding, a solemn promise or pledge

一言为定（yì yán wéi dìng）：one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal! / That's settled then.
一心一意(yì xīn yī yì): be preoccupied with.
三心二意（sān xīn èr yì）：be of two minds
四通八达（sì tōng bā dá）：accessible from all directions.
九牛一毛（jiǔ niú yī máo）：a drop in the bucket.
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Military Parade 大阅兵 dà yuèbīng

纪念抗日战争胜利70周年大阅兵
Jìniàn kàngrì zhànzhēng shènglì 70 zhōunián dà yuèbīng

时间安排 Shíjiān ānpái：
1.迎宾 ying2 bin1
2.合影 he2 ying3
3. 礼炮鸣放 li3 pao4 ming2 fang4
4. 升国旗 sheng1 guo2 qi2
5. 领导人讲话 ling3 dao3 ren2 jiang3 hua4
6. 阅兵时间 yue4 bing1 shi2 jian1
7. 分列式 fen1 lie4 shi4
8. 放和平鸽 fang4 he2 ping2 ge1



词汇Cíhuì

阅兵 military parade

胜利日大阅兵 V-Day parade

抗日战争 the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

纪念抗日战争胜利70周年大阅兵

the military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

阅兵方阵 Yuèbīng fāng zhèn

方队、方阵 formation

抗战老同志乘车方队 formations of veterans in vehicles

中国人民解放军 People's Liberation Army (PLA)

解放军仪仗队 People's Liberation Army (PLA) Honor Guard
海陆空三军仪仗队 Hǎilù kōng sānjūn yízhàngduì Sea, land, and air force honor guard

武器装备Wǔqì zhuāngbèiWǔqì zhuāngbèi Wǔqì zhuāngbèi
枪Qiāng guns

机枪jīqiāng  machine gun

冲锋枪chōngfēngqiāng sub-machine gun

步枪bùqiāng rifle

炮Pào cannon, artillery

火箭炮huǒjiànpào bazooka坦克炮tǎnkè pào tank gun
反坦克炮fǎn tǎnkè pào anti-tank gun

 

坦克 tǎnkè tank

主战坦克zhǔ zhàn tǎnkè capital tank

重型坦克zhòngxíng tǎnkè heavy tank

中型坦克zhōngxíng tǎnkè medium tank

轻型坦克qīngxíng tǎnkè light tank

水陆两用坦克shuǐlù liǎng yòng tǎnkè amphibious tank

 

导弹 dǎodànmissile

制导炮弹zhìdǎo pàodàn  guided projectile

短程导弹duǎnchéng dǎodàn  short-range missiles

地对地导弹dì duì dì dǎodàn surface-to-surface missiles

反舰导弹fǎn jiàn dǎodàn anti-ship missile

第四代战机  dì sì dài zhànjī fourth generation jet fighter

轰炸机hōngzhàjī bomber fighter jet

歼击机jiānjíjī  attack airplane

运输机yùnshūjī transport plane

预警机yùjǐngjī airborne warning aircraft

空中加油机kōngzhōng jiāyóu jī  air refueling tanker

无人机wú rén jī unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV)

卫星通讯设备wèixīng tōngxùn shèbèi satellite communication devices

精密雷达jīngmì léidá sophisticated radar

其他词汇qítā cíhuì

群众游行 qúnzhòng yóuxíng  civilian procession

彩车cǎi chē float

红旗轿车hóngqí jiàochē Red Flag limousine(Hongqi cars were the first domestically produced Chinese passenger vehicles.)

军乐队jūn yuèduì military brass band

彩排cǎipái rehearsal

维护世界和平wéihù shìjiè hépíng maintain a peaceful world

观礼台 guānlǐ tái viewing stand

升旗仪式shēngqí yíshì flag-rising ceremony

同志们好tóngzhìmen hǎo Greetings, comrades.

首长好Shǒuzhǎng hǎo Greetings, leader.

同志们辛苦了Tóngzhìmen xīnkǔle Comrades, you are working hard.

为人民服务Wèi rénmín fúwù We serve the people.



“同志们好！”

“Greetings, comrades!”

“首长好！”

“Greetings, leader!”

“同志们辛苦了！”

“Comrades, you are working hard!”

“为人民服务！”

“We serve the people!”

说一说

1.你观看了中国的阅兵式吗？（单选）

• 看了，很帅！
  
  
• 没看
  
  
• 不知道这是什么
  
  

2.你的国家有阅兵式吗？（单选）

• 有的！我的国家阅兵式很帅！
  
  
• 没有呢...

3. 各国阅兵大比拼，你最喜欢哪国的呢？