That’s wonderful

We just learned a new word 马马虎虎 (mǎmǎhǔhǔ). But where does it lie in the range of expressions used to describe the qualities of things?

好极了(hǎo jíle) ，太好了(tài hǎole)

 

非常好(fēicháng hǎo) ，很好(hěn hǎo) ，好 (hǎo)

不错 (bùcuò) ，还可以 (hái kěyǐ) ，马马虎虎(mǎmǎhǔhǔ)

不太好 (bù tài hǎo)

不好 (bù hǎo) ，差 (chà) ，坏 (huài)

It goes from That’s wonderful (好极了) to bad (坏). Now I hope you know how to express exactly how you feel.

Some Chinese words I love

When I first started learning Chinese, there were few words that instantly became my favorites. Today I am going to share them with you.

糟糕 (zāogāo): too bad

真糟糕！下起雨来了

马马虎虎 (mǎmǎhǔhǔ): so-so

他唱得马马虎虎

糊里糊涂 (hu li hú tu): confused

我很糊里糊涂

公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē): bus

我们坐公共汽车去吧

You can see a trend here. They all became my favorites because of the way they sound. Do you have any you can add to this list?

People’s Republic of China

We learned that China is called 中国 (Zhōngguó) in Chinese language. And maybe you also know that the official name of China is People’s Republic of China. But do you know how to say that in Chinese?

中华人民共和国

Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó

People’s Republic of China

Where else have we seen 人民 (Rénmín)? Do you remember this?

人民币 (Rénmínbì): People’s currency

人民币 (Rénmínbì) is the official currency of China.

Below are few other instances where you can find 人民 (Rénmín).

中国人民解放军

Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn

People’s Liberation Army

人民广场

Rénmín guǎngchǎng

People’s Square

中国人民大学

Zhōngguó rénmín dàxué

People’s University of China

What about the ugly people?

We already talked about the Tall, rich and handsome men and White, rich and beautiful women. What about the ugly ones? Yes, there is an expression to describe people like me as well.

矮丑穷 (ǎi chǒu qióng): short, ugly and poor

矮(ǎi): short

丑 (chǒu): ugly

穷 (qióng): poor

There is also another expression, a bit shorter, used for short, ugly and poor people.

屌丝 (diǎosī)

屌丝 (diǎosī) has become a very popular word among the Chinese youth. Many of them also use this expression to describe themselves in order to distinguish them from the ‘Tall, rich and handsome men' and ‘White, rich and beautiful women’. So it is not necessarily a derogatory term.

It’s been two years …

I started this blog exactly two years ago. Can’t believe it’s been two years already. This is my 95^th post today, so that is almost 50 posts a year on average.  I couldn’t write as much during this year due to work and other obligations, but I hope to keep writing as much as I can. I have tried to cover as varied topics as I can. Let me know what you think. Anything you want me to write about?

And of course a big thank you to you all for reading my blog and leaving comments. If you keep reading, I will keep writing. Let the third year begin.