Session 2 English to Chinese Flashcards

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1
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A meme or joke, pun

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Gěng

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A response to something really impressive or awesome, where you really admire someone (佩服). Can also be sarcastic

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牛啊!
Niú a

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Adjective to describe someone’s awesome behavior or mad skills. Can also be sarcastic.

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牛逼
Niú bī

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Really high pressure, over-achieving and overworking type of person or atmosphere. A try-hard.

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(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

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5
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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.

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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

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6
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Hopeless

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绝望
Juéwàng

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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).

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绝了

她对我的要求太离谱了。Her expectations of me are too extreme.

Juéle

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To complain or vent about something. 大家喜欢一起吐槽我们的上司

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吐槽
Tǔcáo

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9
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Video, channel

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视频

Shìpín

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10
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Video, channel

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频道
Píndào

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Image or screen being displayed, picture

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画面
Huàmiàn

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As a verb, it means to freeze or buffer (as in a video or call breaking up)

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13
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To think (incorrectly)… but actually ….

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以为。。。其实
Yǐwéi… Qíshí

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14
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Reality or the truth

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事实
Shìshí

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15
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Difference

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差别
Chābié

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16
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Difference

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区别
Qūbié

17
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Way of thinking

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思维
Sīwéi

18
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Angle, point of view

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角度
Jiǎodù

19
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Subconscious

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潜意识
Qiányìshí

20
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To be literate (recognize words), literacy

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识字
Shìzì

21
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To be literate (recognize words), literacy

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潜水
Shìzì

22
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To zoom in or expand, enlarge

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放大
Fàngdà

23
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Signal or cellular service

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信号
Xìnhào

24
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Restart, redo etc; Again

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重新
Chóngxīn

25
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Restart, redo etc; Again

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重来
Chóng lái

26
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Update (phone or software, program)

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更新一下
Gēngxīn Yīxià

27
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Impact

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影响

很大的… - Big impact
很严重的… - Severe or serious impact or effects
Ex sentence: 对他的影响非常大,不太影响她

Yǐngxiǎng

28
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A date

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约会
Yuēhuì

29
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To make a reservation

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预约
Yùyuē

30
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Contract

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合约
Héyuē

31
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Agreement or promise

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约定
Yuēdìng

32
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Suffocating

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窒息
Zhìxí

33
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Describe

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形容
Xíngróng

34
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To target (a person or an issue)

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针对
Zhēnduì