One step at a time

每次进步一小步  日积月累跨大步

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Changjiang Weekly selects bilingual learning materials for our readers, including Wuhan dialect words, Chinese characters, buzzwords and famous quotations. Whether you are a native or an expat in Wuhan, you can always find something useful here.

1、Wuhan dialect

dài cáng

 带   常

Meaning: [adj.] Usual

Chinese:

随着生活水平的提高，出国旅游对武汉人来说，就成了带常的事情。 

English: 

As people's living standards improve, traveling abroad becomes common for Wuhan locals.

2、Chinese characters

bēn / bèn

奔

Development: 

Meaning: [v.] Run [prep.] Towards 

Chinese: 

获得冠军后，她一边挥舞国旗，一边沿赛道奔跑。 

English: 

After winning the championship, she ran along the track waving the national flag.

3、Buzzword

yè luò guī gēn 

叶  落   归   根  

Meaning: [v.] It is mostly used to refer to a person residing elsewhere who finally returns to their native land.

Chinese: 

他终于叶落归根，回到了阔别数十年的故乡。 

English: 

Like fallen leaves returning to their roots, he eventually returned to settle down in his hometown after several decades overseas.

4、Sentence of the week

English: 

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.   — Helen Keller 

Chinese: 

假如世界仅有欢乐，我们永远也学不会勇敢和耐心。   —— 海伦·凯勒

Edited by Nie Yang