Chinese Slang Flashcards

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三分钟热度

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(sān fēn zhōng rè dù)No patience,Short-lived enthusiasm; Three-minute heat

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泼冷水

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(pō lěng shuǐ)To ruin someone’s mood,Dampen the enthusiasm of;Poor cold water on

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吐槽

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(tù cáo)Criticize,Make complaints,Ridicule

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乌鸦嘴

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(wū yā zuǐ)Jinx,The mouth of the person who predicts bad things;Crow‘s mouth

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学霸

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(xué bà)Straight-A-Student

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宅男

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(zhái nán)Otaku,【Male】Homebody

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宅女

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(zhái nǚ)Otaku,【Female】Homebody

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追剧

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(zhuī jù)Binge-Watching

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临时抱佛脚

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(Lín shí bào fó jiǎo)Doing something at the last minute,Cramming for something;Hug Budda’s feet in times of emergency

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颜值

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(yán zhí)Face value,Face score,Value of someone‘s face

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算了

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(suàn le)Forget it

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正能量

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(zhèng néng liàng)Positive Energy

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负能量

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(fù néng liàng)Negative Energy

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菜鸟

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(cài niǎo)Rookie

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放鸽子

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(fàng gē zi)Stand someone up,To intentionally fail to meet someone for a date without telling them;Release pigeons

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是/不是…的菜

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(shì/bú shì…de cài)To be/not be someone’s type

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吃土

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(chī tǔ)To run out of money

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左耳进右耳出

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(zuǒ ěr jìn yòu ěr chū)In one ear and out the other

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吃货

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(chī huò)Foodie,Someone who loves food

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低头族

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(dī tóu zú)People who look down at their phones all the time

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外貌协会

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(wài mào xié huì)Someone who only cares about their appearance

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抱…的大腿

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(bào…de dà tuǐ)To get close to someone to benefit from their success

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牛逼

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(niú bī)Awesome,F*cking Awesome;Cow‘s sex organ

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老司机

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(lǎo sī jī)Someone with lots of knowledge on sexual experiences,Veteran【Playboy】;Old driver,Veteran

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开车

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(kāi chē)To tell dirty jokes【containing sexual contents】;Drive car

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约吗

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(yuē ma)Indirect way of saying 约炮【Hook up,One night stand】;Make an appointment

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吃豆腐

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(chī dòu fu)To touch someone for sexual exitement;Eat tofu

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吃醋

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(chī cù)Jealous

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(jī)【Female】Prostitute;Chicken-鸡肉;Male genitals-鸡鸡

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吃鸡

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(chī jī)Pubg【PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds】-吃鸡游戏;Eat chicken-吃鸡肉

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小意思

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(xiǎo yì si)A little gift;Little meaning

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小菜一碟

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(xiǎo cài yī dié)Piece of cake;Little food a plate

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同志

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(tóng zhì)Comrade;Gay,Homosexual

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有病

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(yǒu bìng)Psycho;Have disease

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马大哈

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(mǎ dà hā)Careless,Forgetful;Scatterbrain

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拍马屁

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(pāi mǎ pì)Flattering,Bootlicker

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吹牛

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(chuī niú)Brag,Boast

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炒鱿鱼

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(chǎo yóu yú)Fired;Stir-fry squid

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开夜车

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(kāi yè chē)Burn the midnight oil,Work late into the night

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你懂的

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(nǐ dǒng de)You understand it,You know it

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可不是嘛/可不

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(kě bú shì ma/kě bu)I fully agree

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(sǒng)Act like a coward,Afraid to do things

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浑水摸鱼

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(hún shuǐ mō yú)Taking advantage of a situation to get what you want

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火药味甚浓

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(huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng)Strong smell of gunpowder;Tense situation,Stand off

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九死一生

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(jiǔ sǐ yī shēng)Nine deaths and still alive;A narrow escape

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应声虫

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(yīng shēng chóng)Yes-man,Opinionless man