{"id":449,"date":"2020-08-17T02:38:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maayot.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2024-01-10T16:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T08:14:05","slug":"10-chinese-popular-slang-words-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maayot.com\/blog\/10-chinese-popular-slang-words-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Updated: 2024’s Essential Slang Words in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nowadays, Chinese slang is mostly forming from the Internet and native speakers are using them all the time. As a Chinese learner, you need to know some Chinese slang to understand Chinese culture and get closer with your Chinese friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Do We Learn Chinese Slang?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chinese has been becoming a popular language<\/strong> all over the world these years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing some Chinese slang is to help you understand native speaker better and make a day-to-day communication<\/strong> with your Chinese friends. Most Chinese people will be excited and impressed by your good Chinese, when you know the most popular Chinese slang. And they will be happy to share more Chinese culture with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter you are a student or businessman, it is good to learn Chinese slang and hence better understand the society in China<\/strong>, what is going on there, and hence develop the relationship with your Chinese friends or clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoken Chinese<\/strong> is not like formal writing. You cannot learn it from textbook, but from daily life. The best way to learn spoken Chinese is getting yourself into Chinese social media and know the latest Chinese slang. You can also learn spoken Chinese here maayot.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To help you speak like a native, we summarised 10 Chinese popular slang words. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Chinese Popular Slang Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. \u659c\u6760\u9752\u5e74\uff08xi\u00e9 g\u00e0ng q\u012bng n\u00edan\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. \u7acbflag\uff08l\u00ec flag\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. \u6cbb\u6108\uff08zh\u00ec<\/a> y\u00f9\uff09<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. \u80a5\u5b85\uff08f\u00e9i zh\u00e1i\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. \u65ad\u820d\u79bb(du\u00e0n sh\u011b l\u00ed)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. \u4f5b\u7cfb\uff08f\u00f3 x\u00ec\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. \u5938\u5938\u7fa4\uff08ku\u0101 ku\u0101 q\u00fan\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. \u51b2\u9e2d\uff08ch\u014dng y\u0101\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. \u5c0f\u59d0\u59d0\uff08xi\u01ceo ji\u011b jie\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. 996\uff08ji\u01d4 ji\u01d4 li\u00f9\uff09<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Below are the meanings of the 10 Chinese popular slang words and why they appear. And 2 examples are provided for each slang word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. \u659c\u6760\u9752\u5e74 (xi\u00e9 g\u00e0ng q\u012bng ni\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Meaning?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    It is a noun. Its literal translation is slash youth. Slash here means having multiple identities or careers. Youth refers to young people, usually from the twenties to thirties. So people who are \u201cxi\u00e9 g\u00e0ng q\u012bng n\u00edan\u201d will use slashes \u201c\/\u201d to introduce themselves on social media, for example, \u201c\u5f20\u5b50\u777f\uff0c\u4f5c\u5bb6\/\u6b4c\u624b\/\u6444\u5f71\u5e08\u201d (Zirui Zhang, Writer\/Singer\/Photographer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why this slang appears?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Nowadays, more young people in China tends to have multiple careers to enrich their life. They are more open-minded and have more hobbies and interests. They are not satisfied with the constraints of a single profession and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to use this slang?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    Example 1:<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    \u6211\u662f\u4e2a\u659c\u6760\u9752\u5e74<\/strong>\u3002\u6211\u4f1a\u5199\u4f5c,\u4f1a\u7ffb\u8bd1,\u4f1a\u753b\u753b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     w\u01d2 sh\u00ec<\/a> g\u00e8 xi\u00e9 g\u00e0ng q\u012bng ni\u00e1n<\/strong>. w\u01d2 hu\u00ec xi\u011b zu\u00f2, hu\u00ec f\u0101n y\u00ec, hu\u00ec hu\u00e0 hu\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I am a \u201cslash youth\u201d. I am a writer, translator, and painter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example 2:<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    \u8fd9\u4e2a\u659c\u6760\u9752\u5e74<\/strong>\u597d\u5389\u5bb3\u5440\uff01\u4ed6\u662f\u8fd9\u5bb6\u516c\u53f8\u7684\u521b\u59cb\u4eba,\u8fd8\u662f\u7c89\u4e1d\u767e\u4e07\u7684\u535a\u4e3b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    zh\u00e8 g\u00e8 xi\u00e9 g\u00e0ng q\u012bng ni\u00e1n<\/strong> h\u01ceo l\u00ec h\u00e0i ya! t\u0101 sh\u00ec zh\u00e8 ji\u0101 g\u014dng s\u012b de chu\u00e0ng sh\u01d0 r\u00e9n, h\u00e1i sh\u00ec f\u011bn s\u012b b\u01cei w\u00e0n de b\u00f3 zh\u01d4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This young man is so cool! He is the CEO of this company, and an influencer who has millions of fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2.    \u7acbflag (l\u00ec flag)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Meaning?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cl\u00ec\u201d is a verb, which means set up; \u201cflag\u201d here means goal. \u201cl\u00ec flag\u201d means to set a goal to be achieved, or say some words to encourage yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why this slang appears?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Nowadays, many young people in China set several goals at the very beginning of the year, to cheer up themselves and to be motivated in the following year. It is good to have a goal in your mind when you feel tough during the process.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    How to use this slang?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    Example 1:<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    \u65b0\u7684\u4e00\u5e74\uff0c\u6211\u8981\u7acb<\/strong>flag<\/strong>: \u6211\u8981\u6bcf\u5929\u8fd0\u52a81\u5c0f\u65f6\uff0c\u5230\u5e74\u5e95\u51cf\u80a520\u65a4\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    x\u012bn de y\u012b ni\u00e1n, w\u01d2 y\u00e0o l\u00ec flag<\/strong>: w\u01d2 y\u00e0o m\u011bi ti\u0101n y\u00f9n d\u00f2ng y\u012b xi\u01ceo sh\u00ed, d\u00e0o ni\u00e1n d\u01d0 ji\u01cen f\u00e9i \u00e8r sh\u00ed j\u012bn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For this new year, I wanna set a goal: I will do exercises an hour a day, and lose weight of ten kilograms at the end of the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example 2:<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    \u6211\u5e74\u521d\u7acb<\/strong>\u7684flag<\/strong>\uff0c\u6211\u90fd\u505a\u5230\u4e86\uff01\u6211\u5b66\u4f1a\u4e86\u62fc\u97f3\uff0c\u4f1a\u548c\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u4ea4\u6d41\u4e86\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    w\u01d2 ni\u00e1n ch\u016b l\u00ec<\/strong> de flag<\/strong>, w\u01d2 d\u014du zu\u00f2 d\u00e0o le! w\u01d2 xu\u00e9 hu\u00ec le p\u012bn y\u012bn\uff0chu\u00ec h\u00e9 zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 r\u00e9n ji\u0101o li\u00fa le!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For the goal that I set at the beginning of the year, I have all completed! I learned Chinese pinyin, and I can communicate with Chinese people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. \u6cbb\u6108(zh\u00ec y\u00f9)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n