Feeling Overwhelmed? 😂 Chinese Idiom to relieve stress 🤯 | Learn Mandarin Phrases

2025-05-26

Feeling overwhelmed or mentally exhausted from too much information? Do Chinese people have a go-to phrase?The Chinese idiom "一个头两个大" (yī gè tóu liǎng gè dà) literally means "one head, two big," but idiomatically, it expresses feeling overloaded or having a headache from stress or complicated problems.In this video, I break down the phrase and explain how to use it to describe those moments when life feels like it’s too much to handle.Plus, I’ll show you how I lighten the mood with a little humor:

Feeling overwhelmed or mentally exhausted from too much information? Do Chinese people have a go-to phrase?

The Chinese idiom "一个头两个大" (yī gè tóu liǎng gè dà) literally means "one head, two big," but idiomatically, it expresses feeling overloaded or having a headache from stress or complicated problems.

In this video, I break down the phrase and explain how to use it to describe those moments when life feels like it’s too much to handle.

Plus, I’ll show you how I lighten the mood with a little humor:

一个头，两个大，三个小，四个刚刚好 (One head, two big, three small, four just right)! 😆

What’s your go-to phrase when you’re feeling overwhelmed? Drop a comment below and let’s laugh through the stress together!

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