How to say “Satellite dropped onto Earth” in Chinese:人造卫星掉到地球上ren2 zao4 wei4 xing1 tiao4 dao4 di4 qiu2 shang4

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Chinesetolearn

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A few days ago, some people worried about the the satellite that was as big as a bus might plummet to Earth and cause some damages. Luckily, according to NASA, it did safely plunge into the oceans:) Satellite in Chinese, we call it 人造卫星ren2 zao4 wei4 xing1, 掉 diao4 means drop, 到 dao4 means reach, diao4 dao4 together mean drop and reach, 地球 di4 qiu2 Earth, 上 shang4 means top or surface. The sun we call it 太阳 tai4 yang2, and the moon we call it 月亮 yue4 liang4.

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Practical Chinese: Daily Figurative Slangs

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Chinesetolearn

风马牛不相及
Have nothing to do with each other.

【发音】fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí

【释义】这个词语原指齐楚两地相离甚远，马牛不会走失到对方地界。比喻两个事物毫不相干。
In ancient times, there is such a long distance between Qi and Chu that horses and cattle wouldn’t enter the other side.

【例1】这和我们的谈话内容，有点风马牛不相及啊！
I don’t see it has anything to do with what we’re talking about.

【例2】在音乐课上，一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。
A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.

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