Learn a Chinese idiom - bèi jǐnɡ lí xiānɡ 背井离乡 to leave one's native place(esp. against one's will);abandon one's home;be far away from home

bèi jǐnɡ lí xiānɡ
背  井   离 乡  
to leave one's native place(esp. against one's will);abandon one's home;be far away from home.




Sometimes,we also say:


lí xiānɡ bèi jǐnɡ
离 乡    背  井  

For instance:

zhàn zhēnɡ shǐ xǔ duō rén bù dé bú bèi jǐnɡ lí xiānɡ 。
战   争    使  许 多  人  不 得 不 背  井   离 乡    。
The war forced many people leave their native place.


zhàn zhēnɡ
战   争   
n.war

bù dé bú
不 得 不
have to,be foreced to

Now,can you use "bèi jǐnɡ lí xiānɡ" to make another example?Have a try~

Learn a Chinese Idiom act first and report afterwards 成语: 先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

xué xí chénɡ yǔ ：
学  习 成    语 ：
Learn a Cihnese Idiom:

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
先   斩   后  奏 
behead sb. first then make all known to the Emperor; act first and report afterwards; execute one on the spot without prior approval from the court; kill sb. first then to report; slay the disobedient and report afterwards.

zhǎn
斩 
v. cut; chop; behead

zòu
奏 
v. play(music) ;present a memorial to an emperor

For instance:

nán pénɡ you duì wǒ shuō ： “ wǒ zuó tiān méi yǒu qù shànɡ bān ， wǒ qù yī yuàn kàn yá yī le ”
男  朋   友  对  我 说   ： “ 我 昨  天   没  有  去 上    班  ， 我 去 医 院   看  牙 医 了 ”
Boyfriend said to me: "I didn't go to work yesterday,I went to see the dentist"

wǒ huí dá shuō ： “ nà nǐ xiànɡ ɡōnɡ sī qǐnɡ jià le mɑ ？ ”
我 回  答 说   ： “ 那 你 向    公   司 请   假  了 吗 ？ ”
I replied: "Well then did you ask for leave to your company?"

nán pénɡ you shuō ： “ wǒ méi yǒu ， dào yī yuàn hòu ， wǒ cái dǎ diàn huà qǐnɡ jià de ”
男  朋   友  说   ： “ 我 没  有  ， 到  医 院   后  ， 我 才  打 电   话  请   假  的 ”
Boyfriend said: "I didn't,I called and asked for leave when I arrived the hospital"

wǒ shuō ： “ ā  ！ nǐ yòu xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ā  ！ ”
我 说   ： “ 啊 ！ 你 又  先   斩   后  奏  啊 ！ ”
I said: "Ah! You act first and report afterwards again!"

yá yī
牙 医 n. dentist

qǐnɡ jià
请   假   to aks for leave

yòu
又 
again