今天的中文量词 - "遍"

今天的中文量词 - "遍"

遍 - biàn

遍 - is used for the course of an action from the beginning to end.

改了一遍 - gai3le yí biàn - to correct it
检查一遍 - jian3chá yí biàn - to check up
看一遍 - kàn yí biàn - to see or read
念了两遍 - niànle liang3 biàn - (have) read twice
再说一遍 - zàishuō yí biàn - to say it once again
听了几遍 - tīngle ji3 biàn - (have) listend several times
想了遍 - xiang3 le biàn - to think over it
问过三遍 - wènguò sān biàn - asked it 3 times

今天的中文成语 - 节外生枝

For all you homeowners out there, you know what I am talking about!!


今天的中文成语 - 节外生枝

节外生枝 - jiéwàishēngzhī

节 - jié - bamboo joints, where sprays of leaves grow

Literal Meaning: Sprays of leaves growing where they shouldn't.

Metaphorical Meaning - New problems cropping up unexpectedly.

姑娘一旦订了亲, 就怕节外生枝, 也怕她会碰上了流氓什么的。
Gūniang yīdàn dìng le qīn, jiù pà jiéwàishēngzhī, yě pà tā huì pèngshang le liúmáng shénme de。

这个人疑心最大, 也许会节外生枝地弄出新麻烦来。
Zhège rén yíxīn zuìdà, yěxu3 huì jiéwàishēngzhī dì nòngchū xīn máfan lái。