Unit 64 Guidebook: use internet slang
KEY PHRASES
Use internet slang
我和我的朋友都是吃货。
My friend and I are both foodies.
My friend and I are both foodies.
宅男喜欢做什么？
What does an otaku like to do?
What does an otaku like to do?
请给我一个赞。
Please give me a like.
Please give me a like.
为什么人喜欢自拍？
Why do people like taking selfies?
Why do people like taking selfies?
我加了你好友。
I added you as a friend.
I added you as a friend.
请帮助我，我是菜鸟。
Please help me, I am a beginner.
Please help me, I am a beginner.
TIP
Internet famous
The words in some Chinese slang are quite different to their original meaning.
囧 (jiǒng, an annoyed or helpless face), meaning bright, is used to express annoyance and helplessness, given that the character looks like a face!
萌 (méng, cute), means sprout, but is often used as cute.
刷 (shuā, scroll through), is brush, but also means to scroll through social media.
粉丝 (fěnsī, fan), or Chinese vermicelli, is used to mean fans, due to the similarity in sound.
她有一百万个粉丝！
(Tā yǒu yìbǎi wàn ge fěnsī!) She has one million fans!
(Tā yǒu yìbǎi wàn ge fěnsī!) She has one million fans!