Category: bahasa pertuturan

A New Intern

              hěn bú cuò  tā shì dà jiā gōng rèn de diàn nǎo gāo shǒu ne
Boss:    很不错, 她是大家公认的电脑高手呢。
            Very good. She has a good reputation as a computer expert.

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A Shopping Spree

           zuó wǎn áo yè le
Simon: 昨晚熬夜了?
            Did you stay up last night?
        
               wǒ wǎng gòu le hǎo duō yī fú zhēn shì pián yi
Huihui:我网购了好多衣服,真是便宜。
              I bought many clothes online, and they were really cheap.

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An Apple Fan

               tā dōu bàn nián méi shàng bān le ,zhēn shì dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
Xiao Lin: 他都半年没上班了,真是打肿脸充胖子。
               He hasn’t worked for half a year. He’s going too far in order to make others jealous.

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He Eats Vinegar

             bié huā chī le , wéi shí me bú zhēn xī shēn biān de rén ne
Simon:别花痴了, 为什么不珍惜身边的人呢?
             Don’t be silly. Why not cherish the people next to you?

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Drink Joyful Spirits

              lì lì jié hūn le wǒ zhōu mò qù hē tā de xǐ jiǔ le
Simon:丽丽结婚了,我周末去喝她的喜酒了。
             Lily has married, and I attended her wedding feast at the weekend.

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What does “奇葩” Mean in Chinese?

In the Chinese language, many phrases sometimes can’t be interpreted literally because they may have quite opposite meanings.  "奇(qí)" originally means “rare,” and "葩(pā)" means flower or flora. When the two characters are put together, we can easily see that the literally meaning of "奇葩(qí pā)" is “precious and beautiful flower.” But in our daily conversation, its usage usually confuses beginners.

              xiǎo zhāng  zhēn kě wèi  shì  yī gè  “qí pā ”
Xiao Lin:小张 真可谓 是 一个 “奇葩”。
                Xiao Zhang is really a “qi pa”.

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