Mandarin Essentials

Qixi Festival—China’s Valentine’s Day!

It’s the perfect time to tell that special someone how much they mean to you. Here are some romantic Chinese lines you can try:

Měi tiān dōu yào kuài lè, dàn jīn tiān shì Qīxī kuài lè. 每天都要快乐，但今天是七夕快乐。 Be happy …

🌹 “Méi guī huā” （玫瑰花） – Roses 🍫 “Qiǎo kè lì” （巧克力） – Chocolate ⌚ “Shǒu biǎo” （手表） – Watch 💎 “Xiàng liàn” （项链） – Necklace 👜 “Bāo bāo” （包包） – Bag 🌸 “Xiāng shuǐ” （香水） – Perfume 🎨“Shǒu gōng lǐ wù” （手工礼物） – Handmade …

Have you heard of China’s version of Valentine’s Day? It’s called Qixi Festival (七夕节, qī xī jié)—a celebration of love with a story over 2,000 years old!

The Legend

The festival celebrates the love story of Niulang (牛郎，the Cowherd) and Zhinü (织女，the Weaver Girl). …

秋天的第一… 👉 Literally: “The first … of autumn” 🔥 A meme people use to celebrate small seasonal joys.

Example: 秋天的第一杯奶茶。（Qiū tiān de dì yī bēi nǎi chá.） → The first milk tea of autumn (classic meme starter)

秋天的第一顿火锅。（Qiū tiān de dì yī dùn huǒ …

1：缓一下（Huǎn yí xià）- Let’s pause for now Used in the workplace to suggest postponing a discussion or decision without rejecting it.

Example: Zhège tí huǎn yíxià zài tǎolùn ba. 这个题缓一下再讨论吧。 Let’s discuss this topic later.

2：过会讨论（Guò huì tǎo lùn）- Talk about it later. A natural …

累了，毁灭吧 (lèi le, huǐ miè ba) Literally: I’m tired, let the world end.

完了完了 （ wán le wán le） iterally: It’s over, I’m doomed.

破防了 （pò fáng le） Literally: My defense is broken/I’m emotionally crushed.

Learn Chinese with real memes & real life——Try your first …

Màn màn lái

慢慢来

Take your time Used to encourage someone to not rush and go at their own pace.

Example: Nǐ màn màn lái, bù jí. 你慢慢来，不急。 Take your time, no rush.

不用急 Bù yòng jí -No need to hurry A gentle way …

shuō le nǐ yòu bù tīng,tīng le nǐ yòu bù dǒng, 说了你又不听，听了你又不懂， I told you, but you didn’t listen.You listened, but you didn’t understand,

dǒng le nǐ yòu bù zuò,zuò le nǐ yòu zuò cuò, 懂了你又不做，做了你又做错， You understood, but you didn’t do it.You did it, …

Jiàn yì 建议 Suggestion / Advise Used to offer a suggestion or recommendation.

Example: Wǒ yǒu yí ge jiàn yì, nǐ kě yǐ xiǎng yi xiǎng. 我有一个建议，你可以想一想。 I have a suggestion; you can think about it.

Tīng wǒ de 听我的 Trust me / Take my …