Learn slang expressions for compliments
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Chinese Slang Expression for Compliments |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ChineseClass101.com. I'm John Reyna. |
| Dehua: And I'm Dehua! |
| John: This is Must-Know Chinese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 23. In this lesson, you'll learn chinese slang expression for compliments. |
| John: Paying compliments to others is always nice. Why not use some of these useful expressions? |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you'll be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dehua: 给力 (gěi lì) |
| Dehua: 靠谱 (kào pǔ) |
| Dehua: 百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī) |
| Dehua: 一表人才 (yībiǎoréncái) |
| John: Dehua, what's our first expression? |
| Dehua: 给力 (gěi lì) |
| John: literally meaning "give power." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "helpful." |
| Dehua: 给力 (gěi lì) |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dehua: 给力 (gěi lì) |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone or something is being helpful to you. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dehua: 这家旅行社太给力了！它解决了我所有的问题。 (zhè jiā lǚxíngshè tài gěi lì le. tā jiějué le Wǒ suǒyǒu de wèntí!) |
| John: "This travel agency is so helpful, it resolved all my problems!" |
| Dehua: 这家旅行社太给力了！它解决了我所有的问题。 (zhè jiā lǚxíngshè tài gěi lì le. tā jiějué le Wǒ suǒyǒu de wèntí!) |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dehua: 靠谱 (kào pǔ) |
| John: This literally means "near table…” where |
| Dehua: 靠 (kào) |
| John: ...means “to lean on, to trust” and |
| Dehua: 谱 (pǔ) |
| John: ...means “table; chart; book." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "reliable." |
| Dehua: 靠谱 (kào pǔ) |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dehua: 靠谱 (kào pǔ) |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone or something is reliable, can be trusted. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dehua: 他做事非常靠谱! (Tā zuòshì fēicháng kào pǔ!) |
| John: "He is very reliable!" |
| Dehua: 他做事非常靠谱! (Tā zuòshì fēicháng kào pǔ!) |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dehua: 百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī) |
| John: literally meaning "pick one out of hundred." As a slang expression, it means "good and rare." |
| Dehua: 百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī) |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dehua: 百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī) |
| John: Use this slang expression when you talk about someone or something that is very good and rare. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dehua: 他是百里挑一的人才。 (Tā shì bǎilǐtiāoyī de réncái.) |
| John: "He is a talent that you don't see often." |
| Dehua: 他是百里挑一的人才。 (Tā shì bǎilǐtiāoyī de réncái.) |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dehua: 一表人才 (yībiǎoréncái) |
| John: Which literally means "one appearance talent." As a slang expression, it means "to have a good appearance." |
| Dehua: 一表人才 (yībiǎoréncái) |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dehua: 一表人才 (yībiǎoréncái) |
| John: Use this slang expression when you talk about a man who is good-looking. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dehua: 他真是一表人才。 (Tā zhēnshi yībiǎoréncái.) |
| John: "He looks really decent" |
| Dehua: 他真是一表人才。 (Tā zhēnshi yībiǎoréncái.) |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I’ll describe four situations, and you’ll choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You comment that someone is reliable. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dehua: 靠谱 (kào pǔ) |
| John: "reliable" |
| John: You are happy that your friend is a big help to you. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dehua: 给力 (gěi lì) |
| John: "helpful" |
| John: You see a good-looking man. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dehua: 一表人才 (yībiǎoréncái) |
| John: "having a good appearance" |
| John: You meet a very talented person that people don’t see very often. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dehua: 百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī) |
| John: "good and rare" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Chinese Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ChineseClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Dehua: 下回見 (xià huí jiàn). |
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