明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn

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成语:明知故问
拼音:míng zhī gù wèn
解释:明明知道,还故意问人
翻译:to ask even though one already knows the answer

A common proverb, 明知故问 means “to ask someone on purpose, even though one already knows the answer”. 明知 means that it is clear and obvious that one knows. 故 means on purpose (故意) and does not mean story (故事) in this context! The chengyu can be used to describe people who like to ask many obvious and obnoxious questions.
For example:

  • 他刚刚还看了自己的手表,现在又问我己点钟,这不是明知故问吗?
    He just looked at his watch and now he is asking me what time it is. I mean, doesn’t he already know?

I always forget to mention, if you have another example sentence, you can put it in a comment, and I will add it to the post!

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周杰伦 - 青花瓷

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Another song from his new album. By the way I just discovered that the name of his album is 我很忙 (”I’m very busy”) which is so hilerious in my opinion. Proves what a good artist he is, if he can call his album that way… This song here is called 青花瓷, which means something like porcelain vase of flowers, if I’m not completely mistaken. It has a very interesting sound in my opinion, because it has some modern elements (reminds me a bit of Rap) but also many traditional Chinese melodies. So make sure you listen to it!
Here are the lyrics:
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周杰伦 - 彩虹

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I wrote about Jay’s new album, and here is finally one of his new singles. It’s called 彩虹 (cǎi hóng, “Rainbow”) and is much softer and smoother than his previous song 不能说的秘密. Here are the lyrics:
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活到老,学到老

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俗语:活到老,学到老
拼音:huó dào lǎo,xué dào lǎo
翻译:One is never too old to learn. => Lifelong Learning

Here is an often used proverb: 活到老,学到老. It is very straightforward and literally translated it means: “Live until you grow old, learn until you grow old”. Or “One is never too old to learn”. It’s like this lifelong-education bla, that I often read about.
For example:

  • 我们应该活到老,学到老。
    We should make lifelong learning a habit / We should never stop learning
  • 大家都知道活到老学到老的道理,可是很多人毕业了就不再主动学习了。
    We all know about the concept of lifelong learning, but many people stop to educate themselves after they graduated from school.
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