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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 2 - A Visit to the Mall.
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Dehua: And I'm Dehua.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Chinese about going shopping. 静 (jìng) shops with her sister at the mall, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Dehua: 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 )
Eric: Meaning - "I haven't gone shopping for a long time." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
静: 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 )
(clicking sound)
若兰: 这是在哪儿? (zhè shì zài nǎr? )
新新: 鞋子好漂亮! (xié zi hǎo piāo liang! )
涛: 美女! (měi nǚ! )
丽: 折扣真心不错! (zhé kòu zhēn xīn bú cuò! )
Eric: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
静: 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 )
Eric: "I haven't gone shopping for a long time."
(clicking sound)
若兰: 这是在哪儿? (zhè shì zài nǎr? )
Eric: "Where are you?"
新新: 鞋子好漂亮! (xié zi hǎo piāo liang! )
Eric: "Those shoes are so pretty!"
涛: 美女! (měi nǚ! )
Eric: "Hi there, gorgeous!"
丽: 折扣真心不错! (zhé kòu zhēn xīn bú cuò! )
Eric: "Great discounts!"
POST
Eric: Listen again to 静 (jìng)'s post.
Dehua: 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 )
Eric: "I haven't gone shopping for a long time."
Dehua: (SLOW) 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 ) (Regular) 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 )
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "for a long time."
Dehua: 好久
Eric: This is a compound word. The first word
Dehua: "好"
Eric: … indicates the degree here, similar to the English word "very". It can be used to modify adjectives, such as big, beautiful, delicious and so on. Listen again- "for a long time" is...
Dehua: (SLOW) 好久 (REGULAR) 好久
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "I didn’t go to shopping."
Dehua: 没血拼了
Eric: Here, we have the word
Dehua: "血拼"
Eric: which is commonly used on social media platforms. It means "going on a shopping spree". Urban Chinese love shopping. They also love to post their shopping photos on social media platforms. Listen again- "I didn’t go to shopping." is...
Dehua: (SLOW) 没血拼了 (REGULAR) 没血拼了
Eric: All together, "I haven't gone shopping for a long time."
Dehua: 好久没血拼了。 (hǎo jiǔ méi xuě pīn le。 )
COMMENTS
Eric: In response, 静 (jìng)'s friends leave some comments.
Eric: Her neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "Where are you?"
Dehua: (SLOW) 这是在哪儿? (zhè shì zài nǎr? ) (REGULAR) 这是在哪儿? (zhè shì zài nǎr? )
[Pause]
Dehua: 这是在哪儿? (zhè shì zài nǎr? )
Eric: Use this expression to show you are interested.
Eric: Her high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "Those shoes are so pretty!"
Dehua: (SLOW) 鞋子好漂亮! (xié zi hǎo piāo liang! ) (REGULAR) 鞋子好漂亮! (xié zi hǎo piāo liang! )
[Pause]
Dehua: 鞋子好漂亮! (xié zi hǎo piāo liang! )
Eric: Use this expression to be positive.
Eric: Her college friend, 涛 (tāo), uses an expression meaning - "Hi there, gorgeous!"
Dehua: (SLOW) 美女! (měi nǚ! ) (REGULAR) 美女! (měi nǚ! )
[Pause]
Dehua: 美女! (měi nǚ! )
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous.
Eric: Her boyfriend's high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "Great discounts!"
Dehua: (SLOW) 折扣真心不错! (zhé kòu zhēn xīn bú cuò! ) (REGULAR) 折扣真心不错! (zhé kòu zhēn xīn bú cuò! )
[Pause]
Dehua: 折扣真心不错! (zhé kòu zhēn xīn bú cuò! )
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic.

Outro

Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about going shopping, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Dehua: 再见。 (zài jiàn)

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