Chinese languages

I sometimes find filler words can be distracting to an audience and hence I have decided to try and cut them out but it is difficult. Here are a few of the worst offenders: 那个..., 就是说, 那么，所以呢,等等，怎么说呢，非常非常。。，是不是，
Anyone else got this issue?

I know that the short definition of xie hou yu is a two-part saying in which the first part gives a description of something and the second part gives the meaning.
I need to figure out a way to briefly talk about and give an example of xie hou yu . Can someone please help?

Hello again everybody, I just stumbled on some words that i do not understand clearly, so I'm asking for help： 1. What is the meaning of 打 in 打趣？Is it the same as 打招呼，打交道， 打听? If not, can you give me some words in which the meaning of 打 is the same as 打趣？ 2. I look up the dictionary and see that 摆渡 ...

I was surprised when my textbook introduced the measure word for 香蕉. It says 个 is the correct one. A good friend from Shanghai said 根 is the only correct one and I used that when shopping for bananas. If I had to guess freely, I thought 条 should be correct. Google says: "一只香蕉" 594,000 (edi...

Does this sentence 农产品安全供应convey that the food supply needs to be secured/guaranteed or that the food supplied need to be safe (eg not contaminated).
Not quite sure here.
Thanks for any clarification.














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骄傲自满 (jiao ao zi man): to be conceited and complacent 目中无人 (mu zhong wu ren): to put on airs and look down upon other people 自以为是 (zi yi wei shi): to regard oneself as infallible 得意忘形 (de yi wang xing): to get dizzy with success 目空一切 (mu kong yi qie): to consider everybody and everything beneath one...

I am trying to recall a chengyu. This was the context: I was chatting to someone about the Chinese educational system and job scene and I asked if it wasnt difficult to stand out when there are that many people competing and she said yes and there is a chengyu for that.... but now I cant remember wh...

夹，挤，推，压 and 柞 can all be translated by the English words "squeeze" or "press." Could someone kindly explain the difference between them?

Is there a difference between these two idioms? ie is one more formal than the other or can they be used interchangeably?

So what's your favourite Chinese vocabulary item ending in a neutral tone? I don't think anything with 子 should count, too easy, but if you really want to I'll allow it.

Mine's 教训， jiàoxun.