Learn Chinese – learn Mandarin — How to say “It is time to overcome our national phobia about deficit” in Chinese:现在是克服全国赤字恐惧症的时候。Xian4 zai4 shi4 ke4 fu2 quan2 guo2 chi4 zi4 kong3 ju4 zheng4 de5 shi2 hou4. Xian4 zai4 (现在 Now) shi4 (是 is) ke4 fu2 (克服 overcome) quan2 guo2 (全国 national or all nation)chi4 zi4 (赤字 deficit) kong3 ju4 zheng4 (恐惧症 phobia) de5 (的 a particle to connect the attributes and the noun) shi2 hou4 (时候 time). You might want to know some types of phobia: Acrophobia 惧高症 ju4 gao1 zheng4 , – fear of heights. Anthophobia 惧花症 ju4 hua1 zheng4– fear of flowers. Aquaphobia 惧水症ju4 shui3 zheng4 – fear of water and Gerascophobia 惧老症ju4 lao3 zheng4 – fear of growing old or aging.
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