So here are some slang phrases to use (or maybe avoid) that I’ve found to be important to keep in the repertoire. Just remember that like English, euphemisms are everywhere so you may not be simply saying what you think you are. Here are ten slang phrases:<\/p>\n
\u559d\u6c34 (h\u0113<\/a> shu\u01d0<\/a>) to drink water\/A metaphor for those who suffer setbacks(in work or life)or suffer losses(in business).<\/p>\n \u54ce\u5466 \uff08\u0101iy\u014du\uff09”hey” “ouch” or an interjection to get attention<\/p>\n \u725b\u6bd4 or simply \u725bB. Means “awesome” or quite literally “cows [expletive]”.<\/p>\n \u71ac\u7740\u5403 (\u0101o zhe ch\u012b) which means to go crazy \u00a0or just plain old “nuts”.<\/p>\n \u5439\u725b\u76ae (chu\u012b ni\u00fa p\u00ed) which\u00a0means “to brag”<\/p>\n \u7231\u8c01\u8c01 (ai sh\u00e9i sh\u00e9i) which means\u00a0whoever; whoever you want\/like or simply “whatever”<\/p>\n \u7b28\u86cb (b\u00e8nd\u00e0n) which means “idiot” or “moron”.<\/p>\n \u600e\u4e48\u6837 (z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng) or \u600e\u4e48\u4e86 (z\u011bnmele) which means “what’s up?” or “what’s happening?”<\/p>\n \u4e0d\u548b\u7684 (b\u00f9z\u0103d\u00ec) which means\u00a0“not so great” or “not too hot”. Usually refers to when someone asks you how are you and you reply you don’t feel well or sick.<\/p>\n \u6253\u5c41 (d\u0103p\u00ec) which means to<\/em> shoot the breeze or “have a chat”. Funnily enough it literally translates at “bean fart”.<\/p>\n and who can forget, \u62dc\u62dc (b\u00e0i<\/a> b\u00e0i<\/a>) another Chinglish translation of the english phrase “bye bye”.<\/p>\n \u62dc\u62dc\uff01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As important it is to learn proper grammar, speech patters and writing styles in Chinese, lets face facts, that’s just not how people normally talk. Start a conversation with a cabbie and see how far proper sentence construction and tone pronunciation gets you. Or tell someone you like to “eat tofu” and get yourself laughed…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/09\/IMG_0774-e1284676015858-263x350.jpg\")