Chinese Word: 心存芥蒂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to nurse a grievance (idiom)

1		nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 hái shi 还是 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂 ne 呢？ Why did you have a chip on your shoulder?
2		wǒ 我 zhǐ bú guò 只不过 zǒng shì 总是 duì 对 mò shēng rén 陌生人 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂。 I'm just always suspicious of new people.
3		tóng shì 同事 jiān 间 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂 zhēn de 真的 huì 会 yǐn fā 引发 yì xiē 一些 wèn tí 问题。 Any bad blood between co-workers can really cause problems.
4		dàn 但 tā men 他们 yào me 要么 háo wú 毫无 gòng xiàn 贡献， yào me 要么 duì 对 qí tā rén 其他人 zào chéng 造成 fù miàn 负面 yǐng xiǎng 影响。 ér 而 zhǔ yào 主要 shì yīn wèi 是因为 tā men 他们 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂。 They're valuable, but they're either unproductive or negative influences on others, largely because of the chips on their shoulders.
5		tóng yàng 同样 bù nán 不难 fā xiàn 发现 de 的 shì 是， wèi hé 为何 wài jiè 外界 duì 对 gé mìng zhě 革命者 shǐ zhōng 始终 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂。 Yet it is also not hard to see why the outside world was uncertain about the revolutionaries.

1		nǐ 你 wèi shén me 为什么 hái shi 还是 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂 ne 呢？ Why did you have a chip on your shoulder?
2		wǒ 我 zhǐ bú guò 只不过 zǒng shì 总是 duì 对 mò shēng rén 陌生人 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂。 I'm just always suspicious of new people.
3		tóng shì 同事 jiān 间 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂 zhēn de 真的 huì 会 yǐn fā 引发 yì xiē 一些 wèn tí 问题。 Any bad blood between co-workers can really cause problems.
4		dàn 但 tā men 他们 yào me 要么 háo wú 毫无 gòng xiàn 贡献， yào me 要么 duì 对 qí tā rén 其他人 zào chéng 造成 fù miàn 负面 yǐng xiǎng 影响。 ér 而 zhǔ yào 主要 shì yīn wèi 是因为 tā men 他们 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂。 They're valuable, but they're either unproductive or negative influences on others, largely because of the chips on their shoulders.
5		tóng yàng 同样 bù nán 不难 fā xiàn 发现 de 的 shì 是， wèi hé 为何 wài jiè 外界 duì 对 gé mìng zhě 革命者 shǐ zhōng 始终 xīn 心 cún 存 jiè dì 芥蒂。 Yet it is also not hard to see why the outside world was uncertain about the revolutionaries.