Top Tweets of January

Ringing off 2013 on the right note! This month we've rolled out our personalized clips feature that'll make your experience at FluentU even better.

We've seen why 201314 or "Love You Forever Day" is a big deal in China as well as some funny Chinglish signs!

Without further adieu, here are your top tweets that've been floated to the top of our January list!

10. 无情
(wú qíng) ruthless; merciless; heartless: 他这样做也太无情了!

9. 应有尽有/應有盡有
(yīng yǒu jìn yǒu) everything that should be here is here; all one can think of on hand: 这个超市应有尽有。

8. 老师/老師
(lǎo shī) teacher: 我有一个中国老师。

7. 真爱/真愛
(zhēn ài) true love: 他们的真爱好令人感动啊!

6. 振作起来/振作起來
(zhèn zuò qǐ lái) cheer up:  你一定要振作起来啊!

5. 马后炮/馬後砲
(mǎ hòu pào) belated reaction: 他总是在事情结束以后才来个马后炮。

4. 思考
(sī kǎo) think; reflect; ponder:你在思考什么?

3. 琳琅满目/琳瑯滿目
(lín láng mǎn mù) dazzling line up: 这里的商品,琳琅满目。

2. 办法/辦法
(bàn fǎ) way: 快想想办法啊!

 

AND, the top tweet of this month is ..

 

1. 百里挑一
(bǎi lǐ tiāo yī) cream of the crop; the best of the best: 他是个百里挑一的好老师。

I remember reading a story about this chengyu of a rabbit trying to pick the best peach out of a huge basket of peaches at the grocery store (yes, this was from a 2nd grader's chengyu book).

For detailed explanations, in the wild example sentences and a break down of this idiom, you could check out this post!

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