One of the hardest things to do in Chinese is to argue and debate. If you’re arguing with someone and you want to call them out for not making any sense, try this one: 强词夺理 (qiǎng cí duó lǐ). 强词夺理 (qiǎng cí duó lǐ) means that the person is using weak arguments and arguing illogically. Literally, it means [...]

If you’ve lived in China before, you know that many Chinese people are shrewd bargainers. They also do their homework on discounts and have some of the highest savings rates in the world. How would you describe this behavior? Maybe you could use 精打细算.  精打细算 means to plan and budget meticulously and it has a [...]

What Chinese words would you use to describe a Macbook Air? 很酷 (hěn kù – cool)？很薄 (hěn báo – thin)？How about 精益求情 (jīngyìqiújīng) 的做工(zuògōng – workmanship)？ 精益求精精 (jīngyìqiújīng) basically means to be constantly striving for perfection. Literally, it means striving for excellence on top of something that is already something that is excellent. It’s a very [...]

Debating and persuading are some of the hardest things to do in Chinese. You probably find yourself saying a lot of 有道理 (yǒu dàolǐ – that makes sense) or 对 (duì – right)！ Here’s another word to help bring other people to your side: 合情合理 (héqínghélǐ). 合情合理 (héqínghélǐ) basically means to be fair and equitable, [...]

At FluentFlix, we’re trying to create a whole new way to learn Chinese. You could say it’s nothing short of 开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì).  开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì) basically means to do something historic and unprecedented. Literally it means “to open up heaven and earth.”  It comes from Chinese mythology. The story goes that [...]

People sometimes ask who our target audience is. We have a longer answer here, but simply put, we’re serving those who are really passionate about learning Chinese and 全力以赴 (quán lì yǐ fù). 全力以赴 basically means to give it your all (literally “exert all your strength”) for a goal. It has a positive tone, and is [...]