Chinese Slang in Traditional Chinese is built for learners who want useful Traditional Chinese vocabulary in a clean reference format instead of a long, fluffy article.
Ready to level up your Mandarin with a little everyday flair? Scroll to the bottom of the article for your free printable traditional chinese vocabulary list list PDF and free downloadable printable traditional chinese list flashcards — perfect for quick review, a laugh or two, and much smoother conversations.
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 破事 | Trivial or annoying matters; stupid stuff. |
| 破防 | emotional defense broken / hit right in the feels |
| 社畜 | corporate slave |
| 秒懂 | understand instantly, get it right away |
| 笑死 | laughing so hard; hilarious |
| 給力 | helpful; strong; awesome |
| 給我看傻了 | it left me stunned |
| 網美 | internet-famous pretty girl; social-media aesthetic person |
| 翻桌 | flip table (expressing rage) |
| 耍廢 | to slack off, be lazy, chill |
| 耍廢 | to slack off; to do nothing productive; to be a couch potato |
| 肥宅 | fat otaku; nerd who stays at home |
| 背鍋 | take the blame (for someone else) |
| 芭比Q了 | I'm done for; it's over (homophone for 完蛋了) |
| 落漆 | to mess up, fail awkwardly |
| 衝康 | to set someone up, to frame someone (from Taiwanese) |
| 裝熟 | Pretending to be close or familiar (false intimacy) |
| 裝蒜 | to play dumb; to pretend not to know |
| 討拍 | seeking comfort or validation |
| 讚 | great; awesome |
| 賭爛 | pissed off / extremely displeased |
| 超 + adjective | 超好吃 |
| 超級 | super; extremely |
| 超讚 | super great |
| 超雷 | super disappointing; a disaster |
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