{"id":5805,"date":"2016-10-07T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T05:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=5805"},"modified":"2022-06-04T12:49:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T04:49:47","slug":"chinese-words-gossiping-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/chinese-words-gossiping-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Words for Gossiping with Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You\u2019ve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/basic-chinese-phrases-beginners-part-1\/\">learned the basics<\/a>, you\u2019ve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/chinese-friends\/\">made some Chinese friends<\/a>, now it\u2019s time to get together and have a good <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/bagua\/13293\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u516b\u5366<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u0101&nbsp;gu\u00e0)! Learn some of the following words and phrases so you can gossip, make jokes and flatter your new found pals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/feihua\/7404\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5e9f\u8bdd<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(f\u00e8i hu\u00e0) (you\u2019re talking) Rubbish!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/hushuo\/3880\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u80e1\u8bf4<\/a><\/span>\uff01(h\u00fa shu\u014d) &nbsp;Nonsense!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/chuiniu\/8478\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5439\u725b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(chu\u012b ni\u00fa) To brag\/boast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8B%8D%E9%A9%AC%E5%B1%81&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u62cd\u9a6c\u5c41<\/a><\/span>&nbsp; (p\u0101i m\u01ce p\u00ec) To flatter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(p\u01d4 t\u014dng hu\u00e0) \u2018common\u2019 language<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/qiguai\/1175\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5947\u602a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(q\u00ed gu\u00e0i) Weird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E8%AE%A8%E5%8E%8C&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u8ba8\u538c<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 t\u01ceo y\u00e0n) &nbsp;I&nbsp;can\u2019t stand\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/wuliao\/2826\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u65e0\u804a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u00fa li\u00e1o) Boring\/Bored<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shoupian\/8183\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53d7\u9a97<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u00f2u pi\u00e0n) To be cheated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/chikui\/5759\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5403\u4e8f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(ch\u012b ku\u012b) To be at a disadvantage\/suffer a loss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%AB%E4%B8%8A%E5%BD%93&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u522b\u4e0a\u5f53<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(bi\u00e9 sh\u00e0ng d\u00e0ng) Don\u2019t be duped! (be cheated by others)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%9F%E5%A5%BD%E7%AC%91&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u771f\u597d\u7b11<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u0113n h\u01ceo xi\u00e0o) That\u2019s funny!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%BD%E7%8E%A9%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u597d\u73a9\u5417<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(h\u01ceo w\u00e1n ma?) Did you have fun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%BD%E7%AC%91%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u597d\u7b11\u5417<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(h\u01ceo xi\u00e0o ma?) Is it funny?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%AC%91%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7b11\u4ec0\u4e48<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(xi\u00e0o sh\u00e9n me) &nbsp;What are you laughing at?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%9F%E6%9C%89%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u771f\u6709\u610f\u601d<\/a><\/span>\uff01(zh\u0113n y\u01d2u y\u00ec si)&nbsp;That\u2019s interesting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B2%A1%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6ca1\u610f\u601d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(m\u00e9i y\u00ec si) Boring\/ not interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/jixu\/191\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7ee7\u7eed<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(j\u00ec x\u00f9) Go on (continue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%84%B6%E5%90%8E%E5%91%A2&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7136\u540e\u5462<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(r\u00e1n h\u00f2u ne?) And then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/liqi\/12330\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u79bb\u5947<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(l\u00ed q\u00ed) Bizarre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%9F%E5%8F%AF%E6%80%95&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u771f\u53ef\u6015<\/a><\/span>! (zh\u0113n k\u011b p\u00e0) Awful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E5%A5%BD%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 h\u01ceo y\u00ec si) To feel embarrassed \/ to be sorry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zaole\/222954\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7cdf\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(z\u0101o le) Oh no!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%8F%97%E4%B8%8D%E4%BA%86%E3%80%82%E3%80%82%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u53d7\u4e0d\u4e86\u3002\u3002<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%8F%97%E4%B8%8D%E4%BA%86%E3%80%82%E3%80%82%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e86<\/a><\/span>\uff01(w\u01d2 sh\u00f2u b\u00f9 li\u01ceo&#8230;le) I can\u2019t stand&#8230;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%A5%9E%E7%A7%98%E5%85%AE%E5%85%AE&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u795e\u79d8\u516e\u516e<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u00e9n m\u00ec x\u012b x\u012b) Behaving mysteriously<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%AC%91%E5%98%BB%E5%98%BB&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7b11\u563b\u563b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(xi\u00e0o x\u012b x\u012b) &nbsp;Person with a jovial face (?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%8B%A6%E7%93%9C%E8%84%B8&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u82e6\u74dc\u8138<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u01d4 gu\u0101 li\u01cen) A sour expression<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kuxiao\/3674\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u82e6\u7b11<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u01d4 xi\u00e0o) A wry smile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/laoda\/2142\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8001\u5927<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(l\u01ceo d\u00e0) leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/laoban\/487\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8001\u677f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(l\u01ceo b\u01cen) Boss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%9F%E5%8F%AF%E6%80%9C&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u771f\u53ef\u601c<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u0113n k\u011b li\u00e1n) How pitiful (person)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%9F%E5%8F%AF%E6%83%9C&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u771f\u53ef\u60dc<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u0113n k\u011b x\u012b) What a waste (objects)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xinshou\/41135\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u65b0\u624b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u012bn sh\u01d2u) Inexperienced person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/laoshou\/70289\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8001\u624b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(l\u01ceo sh\u01d2u) Experienced person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%88%B1%E5%87%BA%E9%A3%8E%E5%A4%B4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7231\u51fa\u98ce\u5934<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(\u00e0i ch\u016b f\u0113ng tou) loves to showoff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%BD%E5%A5%BD%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u597d\u597d\u5148\u751f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(h\u01ceo h\u01ceo xi\u0101n sheng) Goody two shoes (too good)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%A4%E4%B8%8B%E5%AD%90&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6709\u4e24\u4e0b\u5b50<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u01d2u li\u01ceng xi\u00e0zi) Person with many talents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%90%93%E4%BA%BA&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5413\u4eba<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(xi\u00e0 r\u00e9n) Awful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%87%E8%A3%85%E5%BC%82%E6%9C%8D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5947\u88c5\u5f02\u670d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(q\u00ed zhu\u0101ng y\u00ecf\u00fa) Unusual dress sense<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5916\u56fd\u4eba<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u00e0i gu\u00f3 r\u00e9n) Foreigner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/haihao\/3497\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd8\u597d<\/a>\u3002\u3002\u3002(h\u00e1i h\u01ceo) Fortunately\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%AB%E8%BF%99%E6%A0%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u522b<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%AB%E8%BF%99%E6%A0%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(bi\u00e9 zh\u00e8 y\u00e0ng) Don\u2019t be like that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/lihai\/1904\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5389\u5bb3<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(l\u00ec hai) Brilliant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%81%E7%9C%81%E5%90%A7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7701\u7701\u5427<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u011bng sh\u011bng ba) Don\u2019t waste your energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3002\u3002\u3002<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/caiguai\/10824\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u624d\u602a<\/a><\/span>\uff01(c\u00e1i gu\u00e0i) ..only joking! (got you!) Note: For Big Bang Theory Fans, Chamcen referred to this as Bazinga!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E9%BB%84%E6%AF%9B%E4%B8%AB%E5%A4%B4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u9ec4\u6bdb\u4e2b\u5934<\/a><\/span>\uff01(hu\u00e1ng m\u00e1o y\u0101 tou) Silly little girl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%BE%88%E7%97%9B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f88\u75db<\/a><\/span>! 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