#MandarinMetaphor

Answer: 1.加油 (jiāyóu): to cheer sb. on Dàjiā dōu zài gěi tāmen xǐhuān de cānsài zhě men jiāyóu. 大家都在给他们喜欢的参赛者们加油。 The people are cheering their favorite on.

2.加油 (jiāyóu): oil, gasoline, diesel, fuel; oiling; lubricate. Suǒyǒu fēijī fēixíng qián dōu bìxū jiāyóu. 所有飞机飞行前都必须加油。 All aircraft must …

Every language and culture has their own metaphors, and often these are shared. When studying Mandarin you’ll learn many colorful and creative metaphors as well as their cultural origins and significance.

Dating back 5,000 years Chinese culture has a plethora of metaphors, some new and …