Session 2 English to Chinese Flashcards
A meme or joke, pun
梗
Gěng
A response to something really impressive or awesome, where you really admire someone (佩服). Can also be sarcastic
牛啊!
Niú a
Adjective to describe someone’s awesome behavior or mad skills. Can also be sarcastic.
牛逼
Niú bī
Really high pressure, over-achieving and overworking type of person or atmosphere. A try-hard.
(内)卷
工作或者学习环境
Example sentence: 我们这个同事很卷，根本没办法追上，也没办法去约出来吃饭
(Nèi) Juǎn
Lying flat (tangping movement). Quiet quitting is the closest way to describe it. A cultural phenomenon among Chinese youth, where they feel hopeless in a very 卷 society and give up on trying.
躺平
没办法为自己的人生做决定， 不觉得自由：unable to make decisions for one’s own life, not feeling free.
Tǎng Píng
Hopeless
绝望
Juéwàng
it can express many strong emotions depending on the context. It can be a reaction of surprise or disbelief, or annoyance (in an incredulous way).
绝了
她对我的要求太离谱了。Her expectations of me are too extreme.
Juéle
To complain or vent about something. 大家喜欢一起吐槽我们的上司
吐槽
Tǔcáo
Video, channel
视频
Shìpín
Video, channel
频道
Píndào
Image or screen being displayed, picture
画面
Huàmiàn
As a verb, it means to freeze or buffer (as in a video or call breaking up)
卡
Kǎ
To think (incorrectly)… but actually ….
以为。。。其实
Yǐwéi… Qíshí
Reality or the truth
事实
Shìshí
Difference
差别
Chābié
Difference
区别
Qūbié
Way of thinking
思维
Sīwéi
Angle, point of view
角度
Jiǎodù
Subconscious
潜意识
Qiányìshí
To be literate (recognize words), literacy
识字
Shìzì
To be literate (recognize words), literacy
潜水
Shìzì
To zoom in or expand, enlarge
放大
Fàngdà
Signal or cellular service
信号
Xìnhào
Restart, redo etc; Again
重新
Chóngxīn
