Category: Chinese Conversation

Pick up (someone) 接人 (jiē rén)   A: This afternoon I am to pick up guest speaker Li Ming at

Chat attack   To follow the fashion 赶时髦 (ɡǎn shímáo)   A: Why are you wearing such ugly shoes? 你干嘛穿这么难看的鞋？

Scrap paper 草稿纸 (cǎoɡǎo zhǐ)   A: Do you have any scrap paper? 你有草稿纸吗？ (nǐ yǒu cǎoɡǎo zhǐ ma?)  

Word on street   Communication comma (problems related to communication due to distance or absence) 交流昏迷 (jiāoliú hūnmí)   A:

Beijing Dialect   It never occurred to me… 没料到 (méi liào dào)   A: To tell the truth, it never

Word on the street   Golden lifestyle (pursuing happiness rather than money) 金质生活 (jīnzhì shēnɡhuó)   A: It is driving

Chat attack   Photograph 照片 (zhàopiān)   A: The photographs we took at the botanical garden should be ready tomorrow.

Word on street   Touch-screen generation (people who play touch-screen devices all the time) 触屏一代 (chùpínɡ yídài)   A: Did

Chat attack   Mug 马克杯 (mǎkèbēi)   A: This mug is lovely. It’s got designs even inside the cup. 这个马克杯真可爱。它里面还有图案。

Beijing Dialect   Hypocritical 矫情 (jiáoqinɡ)   A: My grandma is so hypocritical, I can’t stand her! 我奶奶可真够矫情的,我受不了了！ (wǒ nǎinai