" c2 _; @: W4 U# B# b4 ] ; e0 u7 h/ ^5 v) sChinese expressions that are hard to translate to English: 很难翻译到英文的中文说法& p- ^! {# Z& `! a
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They're simple and common expressions, but with rich cultural context: 这些说法很简单，但是包含了很深的文化概念" d8 A( F1 o$ \/ y7 a: z" x
What are those? Let me take a stab at it: 多有哪些词？我来试试看, \, p. N" P" J' x8 `6 ?
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辛苦了
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How do you say 辛苦了 in English? “辛苦了“英语就很难表达
There might be an English equivalent, but there's no exact match: 可能有对应的说法，但没有完全符合的2 M% a* O) U7 I7 _* P" J3 d! C: V, b
It can't perfectly convey the mood and meaning: 不能百分百把情绪和意思传递出去
It's a form of acknowledgement and gratitude: 这是用来表达认可和感谢的 2 v$ p' G' s# a* r/ y9 s
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“辛苦了”英语可以这么说↓↓
Thank you, you did a good job/job well done! 谢谢，你做的很棒, 比较多用于上级对下属 7 z' Z7 n# w+ N2 W& P: H+ s5 b9 _
Thanks for your hard work: 谢谢你辛勤的工作
When you say this, you acknowledge that it might not have been very easy: 你这样说，代表你觉得那个工作比较辛苦、不容易 + x, T; o0 e8 X, \/ IBut sometimes I feel saying "辛苦了" is a bit of an exaggeration: 但是我有时候觉得说“辛苦了”有点夸张，因为并没有很辛苦$ H. O2 E0 H; Y/ y0 B' Y+ w% @
. {! s+ F* b8 k) J7 z7 c" X& D2 h2 MBut it's a way of showing appreciation and respect in Chinese culture: 但是这是中国文化里表达感谢和尊重的方式1 ?2 e {( M+ y8 X3 M A9 }1 S
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How would you translate that? 这个怎么翻译啊？3 W* d4 c j# I) A" i
When you check the dictonary, you might find "human feelings": 查字典，字典会告诉你“human feelings" 1 d9 f" ~. C6 S. f( Z3 b- RSome foreigners might call it 关系, which has entered the English vocabulary: 有些外国人会用“关系”，这个词现在已经进入英语了 - Q; U) f& Q9 G4 Y+ {9 ?; u5 w! ]: D F3 l6 g# {8 K
I don't think there's a one word equivalent of "人情” in English: 我觉得英语里没有“人情”# R0 G4 S3 F$ |3 D- t1 |
“人情” is such an important aspect of Chinese society: 人情在中国社会是很重要的组成部分& k3 Y8 j" g0 l/ S% A H/ L
It's untranslatable: 这个词翻译不了' _0 U% h9 p. i6 u! @! S: }
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得瑟
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Spencer, I noticed you like to use "得瑟“ a lot: Spencer, 我发现你最近很爱说“得瑟” 7 }! C. y8 {, v: k0 _9 sHow would you translate that in English? 这个英语怎么翻译？ ) s( N- d& c: [( \1 U& L% {7 uThese are words that you won't be able to find in a dictionary, never mind textbooks: : }. d7 ~, S* ~! N* ?- ?" u 4 @/ m% G! f6 jArrogant: 傲慢$ w7 t9 f2 H7 q0 i4 O7 [
Pretentious: 装 & F% k w" {7 E2 N _Full of themselves/himself/herself: 得瑟、自我感觉良好2 N9 h6 s0 x0 z' ?5 `6 L$ e
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"混" is also very hard to translate: “混”也很难翻译 / w( z% |9 G* p& fIt has both negative and positive connotations: 它既可以是褒义，又可以是贬义. e! K* m7 b/ R; l, l$ r- R
To waste time, muddle through, mucking around: 混日子4 c# D5 Y% z Z& K( f
You're doing well: 你混得不错2 z4 t) d+ s, l# w n3 V, i& J* ~
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作、嗲、撒娇
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Being cutesy, girly: 撒娇' C+ S8 N u, q2 l
The dictionary defines it as "coquettish", but we don't really use that word: 字典会告诉你“嗲”是“coquettish”，但这个词日常不会用 # i6 R( [# Q X# ^A lot of things are represented by one character in Chinese, but need a few English words to translate completely: 中文很多时候只需要一个字，但英文要好几词才能翻译、解释 ' V7 R: H( ~' r; B$ S8 @$ h- C+ ~) e* J
Even though they look similar, cutesy means 撒娇 and cute is more like 可爱: 虽然它们看上去很相像，“cutesy”更加撒娇，“cute”可能更可爱% L, }; z" V0 t2 v d
Cutesy: 嗲 6 R) C/ w# ?3 P0 }Feminine: 女性化4 E! k9 J4 Y3 t$ @, T) Z/ H- K
You got me: 我被问住了 3 A6 v. ?+ k1 |( M; Y$ H# v$ e" z9 o5 ?
High maintenance: 作，需要高度保养& l2 [* M/ x( p0 S) R. s9 F6 B
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What about?
素质
讨厌
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讨厌 is annoying/ w* A; Z/ c% y' }! a! P
But when we say "讨厌", we often don't mean it. It's a way of 撒娇：但是很多时候说讨厌，不是真的觉得你annoying, 其实是在撒娇, l( a- N; H# z
I think in English, we'd express a lot of things with the tone of voice: 我觉得英语里，会更多用语气来传递意思上的差别 ; C$ O/ u4 T/ B , F0 z, F7 }: b9 G$ x* r% Y& m$ x! G( a) {7 x" X( g
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