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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# [- t8 E0 `& H, |% j' h! rChinese expressions that are hard to translate to English: 很难翻译到英文的中文说法

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
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
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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
But 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

& ?9 I( Z% ]) {: j, c/ XBut 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”
" e, L* K4 }" E9 ~# s# T“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
( B) Y- s2 v/ t, XIt's untranslatable: 这个词翻译不了
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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”
8 m3 [) v. k3 R: W( [How would you translate that in English? 这个英语怎么翻译？
5 y; n2 ^0 Q0 h+ b; T$ u& H  UThese are words that you won't be able to find in a dictionary, never mind textbooks:
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Arrogant: 傲慢
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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
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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
  b" o: P7 Z) O9 @4 {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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, Q4 r" f! J: p% z- j1 u: vEven 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
You got me: 我被问住了

# a- l; h$ o# T" \$ Z- @High maintenance: 作，需要高度保养
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What about?

素质

讨厌

素质 is class.
You can say someone has no class to mean 素质差：你可以说一个人“have no class", 就是素质差的意思
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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
: A: A% P1 D) L/ H2 ]1 eI 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
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