The wisdom of Chinese ancient hieroglyphics can be traced back to thousands of years ago. They are so clever and yet, comprised of such spontaneous connections that even a child can guess them.

Do you know whether ginger grows on the ground or in a tree? Unfortunately for the man in this video, neither does he.

"Shou Zhu Dai Tu" means, "Sitting by a stump, waiting for a careless rabbit to hit the stump." Originally, it referred to the routineer in an ironic way. Later, the metaphor came to mean one does not take the initiative to work hard and wants to get a windfall.

This Eastern Han-era story of a principled man who turned down a duke's invitation is the origin of an expression which means "to flatter and suck up to."

This idiom is used as a metaphor for the punishment of a person to alert others to correct their behavior.

Never look down on someone who is not as good as you in some areas. Here's why.

Hear the story from which the saying, "Hun Shui Mo Yu" came about. It means to take advantage of a chaotic time or deliberately create confusion to obtain benefits.

The Chinese idiom, "San Xin Er Yi," literally means, "Three hearts, two thoughts." It can be used to describe someone who splits his energy between many things instead of focusing on one task at a time. The simple vocabulary in this video gives an example of "San Xin Er Yi."

This Chinese idiom advises people not to give up halfway through or leave something unfinished.

The elderly are wise so you should listen to their advice. Or else, you will be like Susan and Mai Miao.

Mai Miao and Susan don't want to take the down jackets with them but uncle and aunt insist. What should they do now?

Mai Miao and Susan tried to avoid wearing to many layers by sending their winter clothes to the laundromat but of course that didn't work out.

Older people are scared of getting cold while the younger generation is scared of getting hot.

"Cover in spring and cool off in autumn" helps your body to better adapt to the new season's temperature.

Goodbye winter, and hello spring.

Now it's the time to pack your winter clothes away since spring is coming.

And now Susan made a change to her American burger and turned it into the Chinese burger.

Someone finally has enough courage to talk to Susan about her big burger feast.

Be careful of what you want to express in Chinese as the world order is also important.

So who's going to put an end to this endless burger weekend.

Burgers are great but how would you feel if you were to eat it three meals a day?

Susan is making lunch. What do you think she'll make?

Have you ever tried the authentic American breakfast-hamburger?

As a means of showing her gratitude, Susan plans to make American food for the whole family.