有点不太行 (Yǒu diǎn bù tài xíng) – kinda not okay 差点意思 (Chà diǎn yì si) – almost, but not quite 不太合理 (Bù tài hé lǐ) – not very reasonable 体验一般 (Tǐ yàn yī bān) – average experience 希望能改进 (Xī wàng néng gǎi jìn) – hope …
Suàn le ba. 算了吧。 Forget it.
Bié zài tí le. 别再提了。 Don’t bring it up again.
Guò qù jiù guò qù le. 过去就过去了。 What’s past is past.
Zhè yàng xiǎng méi yì si. 这样想没意思。 There’s no point thinking like this.
Bié zhè me jiào zhēn. …
吃土 (Chī tǔ) – broke after spending 月光族 (Yuè guāng zú) – paycheck to paycheck 穷到发慌 (Qióng dào fā huāng) – panic-level broke 钱包空了 (Qián bāo kōng le) – wallet is empty 剁手后遗症 (Duò shǒu hòu yí zhèng) – regret after shopping 精打细算 (Jīng dǎ …
Wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào. 我只是开玩笑。 I was just joking.
Nǐ bù huì dāng zhēn ba? 你不会当真吧？ You did’t take it seriously, right?
Zhè me kāi bù qǐ wán xiào ma? 这么开不起玩笑吗？ Can’t you take a joke?
Nǐ tài rèn zhēn le. 你太认真了。 You’re …
忙到飞起 (Máng dào fēi qǐ) – insanely busy 连轴转 (Lián zhóu zhuàn) – nonstop working 身心俱疲 (Shēn xīn jù pí) – exhausted in body and mind 顶不住了 (Dǐng bù zhù le) – can’t handle it anymore 喘口气 (Chuǎn kǒu qì) – catch a breath 过劳边缘 …
Nǐ tài mǐn gǎn le. 你太敏感了。 You’re too sensitive.
Nǐ wèi shén me zhè me zài yì? 你为什么这么在意？ Why do you care so much?
Nǐ xiǎng tài duō le ba. 你想太多了吧。 You’re thinking too much.
Wǒ jué de nǐ fǎn yìng guò dù le. 我觉得你反应过度了。 …
Zhè jiù shì nǐ de bù duì le. 这就是你的不对了。 This is your fault.
Zhè diǎn xiǎo shì， zhì yú ma? 这点小事，至于吗？ It’s such a trivial matter, is it worth all this?
Nǐ zhè me shuō huà zhēn bù hǎo tīng. 你这么说话真不好听。 The way you’re talking …
社死 (Shè sǐ) – ultimate embarrassment
翻车 (Fān chē) – something goes terribly wrong
尴尬症 (Gān gà zhèng) – chronic awkwardness
笑不出来 (Xiào bù chū lái) – forced smile failed
不忍直视 (Bù rěn zhí shì) – too awkward to watch
脚趾抠地 (Jiǎo zhǐ kōu dì) …
Zhēn de jiǎ de？ 真的假的？ Really?
Nǐ rèn zhēn de? 你认真的？ Are you serious?
Nǐ què dìng? 你确定？ You sure?
Zhè yě kě yǐ? 这也可以？ This is allowed?
Nǐ zài gàn ma？ 你在干嘛？ What are you doing?
Can sound caring OR judging — tone matters. …
Jiù zhè yàng ba！ 就这样吧！ Let’s leave it at that！
Suàn le. 算了。 Forget it.
Bù xiǎng shuō le. 不想说了。 I don’t even want to explain anymore.
Dào cǐ wéi zhǐ. 到此为止。 That’s it. We’re done here.
Bié zài shuō le. 别再说了。 Stop. Please.
Want …
Bèi nǐ zhuāng dào le! 被你装到了! Wow… you really showed off!
Nǐ tài xùn le! 你太逊了! You’re so lame!
Mén dōu méi yǒu! 门都没有! Not a chance!
Liǎo bù qǐ a！ 了不起啊！ Big deal！
Duō zuǐ！ 多嘴！ So nosy！
Bì zuǐ！ 闭嘴！ Shut up！
Want …
Bù yào zhè me jī dòng! 不要这么激动！ Don’t be so emotional!
Lěng jìng yī diǎn! 冷静一点！ Calm down! (Often has the opposite effect)
Bié fán le！ 别烦了！ Stop being annoyed!
Bié nào le! 别闹了！ Stop making a scene!
Zhè yǒu shénme dà bùliǎo de. 这有什么大不了的。 …
Ráo le wǒ ba！ 饶了我吧！ Give me a break!
Wǒ shòu gòu le! 我受够了! I’ve had enough!
Bié fèi huà! 别废话! Cut the crap!
Wǒ bù xìn. 我不信. I don’t buy it.
Shuí zài hū ne? 谁在乎呢？ Who cares?
Shuí xī han? 谁稀罕? Who wants?…
Bù hǎo yì si，wǒ bàn bù liǎo. 不好意思，我办不了。 Sorry, I can’t do it.
Hěn xiǎng bāng，dàn shí zài bàn bù dào. 很想帮，但实在办不到。 I want to help, but I really can’t manage it.
Xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú. 心有余而力不足。 I’m willing, but unable.
Bào …
Bù kě néng. 不可能。 No way. / Impossible.
Nǐ xiǎng de měi. 你想得美。 In your dreams.
Xiǎo cài yì dié. 小菜一碟。 A piece of cake.
Kěn dìng de. 肯定的。 For sure.
Tīng qǐ lái bù cuò. 听起来不错。 Sounds good.
Zhù nǐ hǎo yùn. 祝你好运。 Good …
Qǐng děng yī huìr. 请等一会儿。 Please wait a moment.
Qǐng shāo děng piàn kè. 请稍等片刻。 Please wait just a short while.
Wǒ mǎ shàng huí lái. 我马上回来。 I’ll be right back.
Wǒ qù yī xià jiù huí. 我去一下就回。 I’ll be back in just a moment.…
方便 (Fāng Biàn) More than just “convenient”. A survival word you’ll use daily.
1. You want to ask “Are you free?” Xiàn zài fāng biàn ma? 现在方便吗？ Are you available? Perfect for calls, meetings, or asking “Is now a good time?”
2.You want to say …
Wǒ xū yào xiū xi yī xià. 我需要休息一下。 I need to take a break.
Wǒ xiǎng xiē yī xià. 我想歇一下。 I’d like to take a break.
Zhè duàn shí jiān wǒ xiǎng xiū xi. 这段时间我想休息。 I want to rest for a bit.
Wǒ xiǎng zì …
You’re Being Polite. Chinese Hears Danger.
❌ 你等着（Nǐ děng zhe） ? You think:“Wait a moment.”
? What it sounds like to Chinese people: You will regret this. Something bad is about to happen.
✔️ Safe version: Nǐ shāo děng yī xià. 你稍等一下。 Please wait a …
Zhè ge bú shì wǒ fù zé de bù fen. 这个不是我负责的部分。 This part wasn’t under my responsibility.
Wǒ zhè biān zhǐ shì àn liú chéng zuò de. 我这边只是按流程做的。 I just followed the procedure on my side.
Zhè ge wǒ kě néng xū yào zài jiě …
