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Zāogāo
This conversation has several expressions, that are often used in casual conversation. “Zāogāo” is a useful word indicating that something very annoying just went down. “Zāo” means rotten and “gāo” means cake, together it is: “rotten cakes”. Using this word for a minor annoyance will surely cause you chinese friends to smile. “Zěnme le” is a convenient way to ask “what’s up” or “what happened”. “Shǒujī” means mobile phone, but is literally translated as hand-machine, obviously a very useful word these days. And finally, “bú jiàn le” is a set phrase meaning that something is missing or has disappeared.
Dialog
Pinyin | Chinese | English | |
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Zāogāo! | 糟糕! | Damn it! | |
Zěnme le? | 怎么了? | What’s wrong? | |
Wǒde shǒujī bú jiàn le. | 我地手机不见了。 | My cell phone is missing. |
Vocabulary
Pinyin | Chinese | English |
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zāogāo | 糟糕 | Damn it! |
zěnme le | 怎么了 | What’s the matter? |
wǒde | 我的 | my |
shǒujī | 手机 | mobile phone |
bú jiàn le | 不见了 | is missing, disappeared |