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What Is “Slang”? Slang is an informal type of vocabulary used in casual conversations and recognized and understood by certain groups of people. For example, there can be teenage slang, business slang, sport-specific slang, and many other types. Slang varies based on location and demographic.
2019年12月11日 · 這就是俚語（slang）的奧妙啦！ 筆者小V今天整理了10個常見的俚語，以後就可以馬上聽懂，拉近你和美劇主角、脫口秀主持人、外國好友的距離！ 開始之前，先看看大家很愛的Ellen Show，看看Ellen要教大家哪些最跟上時代的slang？
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2021年1月28日 · List of 100 English slang words and phrases with their meanings and examples: Eye-popping – fantastic, astonishing. The New York Times had an eye-popping article this morning. Chicken – a coward. You’re a chicken, Tom! Con – Swindle. He tried to con me out of $20. Couch potato – people who watching T.V all day.
2022年5月23日 · Slang Is Always Evolving. As each generation comes of age, it adds new and creative slang to the culture. But sometimes, the slang word is a reused word with a new meaning. For example, busted can mean “broken” or “ugly,” sick can mean “ill” or “very cool,” and hip can mean “trendy” or “fashionably un-trendy.”.
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- 哈喽 Hālóu
- 拜拜 Bāibāi
- 牛 Niú
- 六 Liù
- 酷 Kù
- 哥们儿 Gēmenr
- 卖萌 Màiméng
- ABC American Born Chinese
- 啥 Shá (What) 什么
- 同志 Tóngzhì
This is obviously an English loanword. It’s used as a friendly alternative to the more formal or stuffy 你好 nĭ hăo. Another similar possibility is 嗨 hāi, which works in the same way.
Far more common than 哈喽 hālóu above, this loanword from English has been in use for decades. It is used in place of the more formal 再见 zàijiàn.
This is a common way to say you think something is great, awesome or impressive. For example, if you tell someone you can speak five languages, they might reply 很牛！ hĕn niú! This is quite a strange expression – because 牛 niú literally means “cow”. In many cases, it can be used as the equivalent of the non-slang term 厉害 lìhai.
六 liù (six) is used in much the same way as 牛 niú to mean great or awesome. It is often accompanied by the Chinese hand signal for six – and online, people also use the 🤙emoji for the same reason. For the scuba divers out there, if you ever dive with Chinese, you might also see them making the hand signal for“six”while underwater, in which case th...
This is another loanword from English – it’s the Chinese version of “cool”. For example, if someone asks what your job is and you tell them you’re a DJ, they might reply, 哇！你很酷！Wā! Nĭ hĕn kù! (Wow! You’re really cool!)
Usually used among younger, cooler males, this is the Chinese equivalent of something like “bro” or “dude”.
Here’s an interesting word that means “to deliberately act cute”, usually used to describe a girl acting in this way. It comes from a Japanese word used to describe affection for a cute character, especially one in manga.
If you hear someone described as “ABC”, it means they are an “American Born Chinese” – or sometimes more generally, a Chinese person born overseas. Sometimes it is used in a disparaging way to describe Chinese people from the US or other countries who think of themselves as Chinese but who don’t really understand Chinese culture.
This word is a shortened version of 什么 shénme (what) and is analogous to English contractions like “dunno” or “gonna”. For example, you might hear someone say 啥意思？shá yìsi? instead of 什么意思？shénme yìsi? to mean “what do you mean?”
Chinese has a wide range of colourful slang words for all kinds of things to do with sex, but I’ll leave you to find most of those by yourself. I’ll just include this well-known and mostly inoffensive word for a homosexual. The literal meaning of 同志 tóngzhì is “comrade”.
2024年5月2日 · Slang is informal language that can be regional or develop from communities and subcultures. It can take the form of a single word or a phrase. The slang form of “lit” is American slang that conveys something exciting, high-energy, or amazing. In the UK, “chuffed” is slang for delight.
2024年2月5日 · Slang words are the informal and unconventional expressions that color our conversations. They are the words that add a touch of personality to our language, reflecting the dynamic nature of communication in different social circles. Understanding slang is like unlocking a secret code to more nuanced and authentic dialogue.
