crissy
中国人很能吃苦 !! 中国人很能吃苦!! This phrase according to my book means: "chinese people can endure a lot of hardships". Is this correct? 对不对？ I don't understand, because here we have the verb 吃, which means "to eat"? 多谢
Mar 17, 2013 2:29 PM
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沒錯！我覺得中國人真的很能吃苦！但同時我覺得中國人也要心胸寬廣點，多享受點生活！
March 17, 2013
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Chinese use 吃 for a lot of things, not only for food. eg. 吃醋 jealousy for your lover 吃亏 at a disadvantage, in an unfavorable situation, suffer losses
March 18, 2013
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吃苦 is a slang phrase for "endure hardship"
March 18, 2013
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sí. "吃" siempre significa ¨comer¨ pero en esta frase significa aguantar
March 17, 2013
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ur translation is perfect!
March 17, 2013
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