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你nǐ知道zhī dào“鸡jī娃wá”是shì什么shén me意思yì si吗ma?

如果rú guǒ你nǐ认为rèn wéi是shì鸡jī的de孩子hái zi,那nà就jiù错cuò了le。

想xiǎng要yào明白míng bai这zhè个gè词cí,我们wǒ men首先shǒu xiān要yào知道zhī dào“打dǎ鸡jī血xiě”的de意思yì si。

“打dǎ鸡jī血xiě”是shì一yī种zhǒng80年代nián dài的de保健bǎo jiàn方法fāng fǎ,就jiù是shì把bǎ一yī岁suì大dà公鸡gōng jī的de血xiě注射zhù shè给gěi人类rén lèi,据说jù shuō打dǎ了le鸡jī血xiě,就jiù会huì精神jīng shén亢奋kàng fèn。

当然dāng rán这zhè种zhǒng方法fāng fǎ并bìng不bù科学kē xué,坏处huài chù很hěn明显míng xiǎn。

因此yīn cǐ后来hòu lái很多hěn duō人rén用yòng“打dǎ鸡jī血xiě”这zhè个gè词cí形容xíng róng一些yī xiē人rén突然tū rán情绪qíng xù亢奋kàng fèn的de现象xiàn xiàng或者huò zhě疯狂fēng kuáng的de状态zhuàng tài。

这zhè几jǐ年nián,因为yīn wèi学习xué xí竞争jìng zhēng非常fēi cháng激烈jī liè,为了wèi le让ràng孩子hái zi变得biàn de更gèng优秀yōu xiù,赢yíng在zài起跑线qǐ pǎo xiàn上shàng,很多hěn duō家长jiā zhǎng逼bī孩子hái zi学习xué xí很多hěn duō额外é wài的de东西dōng xi,让ràng孩子hái zi和hé父母fù mǔ都dōu身shēn心xīn疲惫pí bèi。

大家dà jiā觉得jué de这zhè种zhǒng疯狂fēng kuáng的de养育yǎng yù方式fāng shì就jiù好像hǎo xiàng在zài给gěi孩子hái zi“打dǎ鸡jī血xiě”,简称jiǎn chēng“鸡jī娃wá”。

这里zhè lǐ的de“鸡jī”已经yǐ jīng从cóng名词míng cí变成biàn chéng动词dòng cí的de用法yòng fǎ了le。

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Vocabulary 101 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
你 nǐyou
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
鸡 jīfowl / chicken
娃 wábaby / doll
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
什么 shén mewhat?
意思 yì siidea / opinion / meaning
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
孩子 hái zichild
那 nàthen (in that case)
就 jiùin that case; then
错 cuòwrong / bad / interlocking / complex
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for
明白 míng baito understand; to realize
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
词 cíword
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
首先 shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place
打 dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
血 xiěblood
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
年代 nián dàia decade of a century / age / era / period
保健 bǎo jiànhealth protection / health care
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
公鸡 gōng jīcock; rooster
注射 zhù shèto inject
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
人类 rén lèihumanity / human race / mankind
据说 jù shuōit is said that; reportedly
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
精神 jīng shénspirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological
亢奋 kàng fènexcited / stimulated
当然 dāng ráncertainly / of course / without doubt
并 bìng(not) at all
不 bùno; not so
科学 kē xuéscientific / rational
坏处 huài chùharm / troubles
很 hěnvery; quite
明显 míng xiǎnclear / distinct / obvious
因此 yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
形容 xíng róngto describe
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
情绪 qíng xùmood / state of mind / moodiness
现象 xiàn xiàngphenomenon / appearance
或者 huò zhěor
疯狂 fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild
状态 zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
几 jǐseveral / a few
年 niányear
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
竞争 jìng zhēngcompetition
非常 fēi chángvery; really
激烈 jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
变得 biàn deto become
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
优秀 yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
赢 yíngto beat / to win / to profit
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiànthe starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race)
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
家长 jiā zhǎnghead of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
逼 bīto force (sb to do sth) / to compel / to press for / to extort / to press on towards / to press up to / to close in on
额外 é wàiextra / added / additional
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
和 héand; together with
父母 fù mǔfather and mother; parents
都 dōuall; both; entirely
身 shēnbody / the main part of a structure or body
心 xīnheart / mind / intention
疲惫 pí bèibeaten / exhausted / tired
大家 dà jiāeveryone
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
养育 yǎng yùto rear / to bring up / to nurture
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
好像 hǎo xiàngas if
简称 jiǎn chēngto be abbreviated to
这里 zhè lǐhere
已经 yǐ jīngalready
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
名词 míng cí(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
变成 biàn chéngto change into / to turn into / to become
动词 dòng cíverb
用法 yòng fǎusage