最难用英语表达的中文词

“辛苦了”、“混”、“撒娇"......

简单、常用的中文词，却很难找到贴切的英语翻译

今天，我们就说说这些最难用英语表达的中文词！

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Chinese expressions that are hard to translate to English: 很难翻译到英文的中文说法

0 \) Y& N' l# ?0 Q# R  g9 e+ A2 gThey'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
What are those? Let me take a stab at it: 多有哪些词？我来试试看
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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

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
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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
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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
. L0 q4 j, X: bBut 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
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, R! O9 f. C1 p9 HBut 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
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人情

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How would you translate that? 这个怎么翻译啊？
When you check the dictonary, you might find "human feelings": 查字典，字典会告诉你“human feelings"
Some 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
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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”
“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
It's untranslatable: 这个词翻译不了
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得瑟

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% i- u2 X) m* y. c" i( i' tSpencer, I noticed you like to use "得瑟“ a lot: Spencer, 我发现你最近很爱说“得瑟”
How would you translate that in English? 这个英语怎么翻译？
These are words that you won't be able to find in a dictionary, never mind textbooks:
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Arrogant: 傲慢
Pretentious: 装
Full of themselves/himself/herself: 得瑟、自我感觉良好
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混

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"混" is also very hard to translate: “混”也很难翻译
It has both negative and positive connotations: 它既可以是褒义，又可以是贬义
To waste time, muddle through, mucking around: 混日子
You're doing well: 你混得不错
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作、嗲、撒娇

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Being cutesy, girly: 撒娇
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
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
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. S! R$ R2 M7 i. |1 F  ~+ lEven 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
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Feminine: 女性化
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What about?

素质

讨厌

素质 is class.
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