拼 (Pīn) To Put Together or to Unite
“拼 (pīn)” originally means to put together or to unite. Recently, “拼 (pīn)” means that people work together to accomplish certain objectives. For instance, some popular
words starting with “拼 (pīn)” appeared.
拼车 (pīnchē) means “carpool,” where 车 means car.…
wŏ de shén a 我 的 神 啊 Where does it originate? “我的神啊 (wŏ de shén a)” first became popular from a hot Chinese TV series “武林外传 (wŭlín wàizhuàn ) My Own Swordsman” as a pet phrase of Tong Xiangyu, the owner of Tongfu tavern. Then it has been widely spread on the internet.…
“雷 (léi)” & “山寨 (shānzhài)”
“雷 (léi)”
What does this word mean?
It has been one of the most popular Internet words since 2008. With the original meaning of thunder, the word “雷 (léi)” has been given another meaning on the web. Now it means that one is shocked by some bold actions, or by strange or even embarrassing things.…
iPhone is increasingly getting popular among young people in China. Recently, China Unicom is negotiating with Apple Computer in a deal that intends to introduce iPhone to the China market. It is estimated that if the deal goes through, iPhone’s sales in China is expected to 直线上升(zhíxiàn shàngshēng) increase substantially with people’s 追捧(zhuīpěng) enthusiasm over the product .…
