Tag: Chinese Conversation

Word on street   Professional meal-ordering guide 职业点菜师 (zhíyè diǎncàishī)   A: Heavens, this menu has hundreds of dishes. I

Beijing Dialect I quit 撂挑子 (liào tiāozi)   A: You had a job interview yesterday, didn’t you? 你昨天去工作面试了,对吧？ (nǐ zuótiān

Chat attack   An unexpected e-mail 意外的电子邮件 (yìwài de diànzǐ yóujiàn)   A: I just received an e-mail from one

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