Category: Chinese Conversation

Beijing dialect  Run away 撒丫子 ( sā yā zi )   A: My boyfriend and I encountered some street bullies yesterday, and as a result he ran away.

Chat attack  Go to the airport 去机场 qù jīchǎnɡ

  A: I hope you have already packed. When you’re ready let’s go.

Chinese idioms  Entertain groundless fears. 杞人忧天 ( qǐrén yōutiān )  

Chat attack   Clothing 服装 (fúzhuānɡ)   A: You are wearing a black jacket but yellow trousers. It’s weird combination.

Chat attack  Lost and found 寻回失物 ( xún huí shī wù )   A: I’m sorry. Has anyone turned in a brown leather wallet? I’ve lost my wallet. It contains my driver’s license and also some family pictures that are very important to me.

Beijing Dialect  To give up halfway 掉链子 ( diào liànzi )   A: You look very different from before.

Chat attack take a cab 打车 (dǎchē) A: Why are you still here? Aren’t you supposed to go to a

Word on the street  Sitting cat 呆坐猫 ( dāi zuò māo )   A: What are you doing there?

Chat attack  Shopping 购物 ( ɡòuwù )   A: Normally, we supply three colors only, black, blue and red.