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Ep. 17 车水马龙 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng


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Let's Say A Chinese Idiom








Definition

指车多得像流水不断,马多得像游龙那麽长,形容车马或车辆很多,来往不绝。

zhǐ chē duō de xiàng liú shuǐ bú duàn,mǎ duō de xiàng yóu lóng nà me cháng,xíng róng chē mǎ huò chē liàng hěn duō,lái wǎng bù jué 。

to describe a scene where there are loads of carriages that look like a continuous flow of water, and horses that go on for as far as a wandering dragon, creating a constant bustling movement.








Example sentence

每年九月,平时车水马龙的新加坡街头将会变成专供F1赛车的场地。

měi nián jiǔ yuè,píng shí chē shuǐ mǎ lóng de xīn jiā pō jiē tóu jiāng huì biàn chéng zhuān gōng F1 sài chē de chǎng dì 。

Every September, Singapore's streets become the track for Formula One racing.

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