ipsi() Posted January 17, 2008 at 09:24 AM Report Posted January 17, 2008 at 09:24 AM Hopefully someone might find these useful. Edit, add to, and correct as necessary. . Or split into seperate articles. They're all originally from the zhongwen LJ community, but that's not necessarily accessible in China. Either way, I've cited the post where I found them all. Terms of Endearment 哥们 gē men - Friend, dude, buddy, man, boys 伙计 huǒ ji - Dude, buddy, man 老兄 lǎo xiōng - Dude, buddy, man 兄弟 xiōng dì - Brother, man, boys 弟兄们 dì xiōng men - Guys, dude, buddy 花花公子 huā huā gōng zǐ / 纨绔子弟 wán kù zǐdì - Dude, player, playboy, fop (Rich, younger man who doesn’t focus on work or study, just spends money on alcohol and prostitutes) 好 in prefix and suffix 好 as prefix (both as adjectival or otherwise) (Where 好 functions as a verb - "to be fond of" - it is pronounced "hào") 好笑 Really funny 好奇 hàoqí – Curious; inquisitive 好饿 Really hungry 好累 Really tired 好听 Good to hear 好闻 Smells good 好办 Easy to handle 好感动 Very touched 好可怜 So sad/that sucks 好兴致 Really happy 好可怕 Terrible, fearful 好奇怪 How strange 好想法 Good idea 好兴致 Really happy 好痛 It really hurts 好记 Easy to remember 好聪明 So smart 好比 Can be compared to; may be likened to; be just like 好久 A long time 好看 Attractive; good; proud; embarrassed 好处 Benefit; advantage; profit 好客 hàokè -To enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly 好氧 Aerobic 好骑 Easy to ride 好战 hàozhàn – War-like; war-mongering 好事 hǎoshì - Good deed; hàoshì - Nosy 好恶 Likes and dislikes; taste 好歹 Right and wrong; the unthinkable; anyhow, at any rate; disaster 好多 Many 好感 Attraction 好汉 Brave man; real man 好评 High praise 好手 Expert 好手 Comfortable 好说 Be fine 好像 Apparently; seems like; as if 好学 hǎoxué - Easy to learn; hàoxué - Studious 好意 Kindness 好意思 Dare 好在 Luckily 好转 Improve 好强 Ambitious 好生 Exceedingly; properly; quite 好胜 hàoshèng - Competitive; emulative 好 as suffix 爱好 àihào - Hobby, interest 搞好 Make a good job of it; do well 办好 Get straight; make a fine job of 脾气好 Good-natured 心情好 In a good humour 处境好 Well-off 运气好 In luck 身体好 Be in good shape 良好 Good, well, strong 嗜好 shìhào - Fondness; hobby; indulgence 学好 Emulate well 正好 Just, just right; just enough; to happen to; by chance; it just so happens that 要好 Be on close terms; be close friends Love the 可s Negative 可鄙 kě bĭ – despicable 可怖 kě bù – horrible 可恨 kě hèn – detestable 可怜 kě lián – pitiful 可恼 kě năo – irritable 可怕 kě pà – terrible / terrifying / fearful / formidable 可欺 kě qī – gullible 可恶 kě wù – hateful / abominable 可惜 kě xī – it’s a pity / what a pity 可耻 kě chǐ – shameful / disgraceful 可恨 kě hèn – hateful / detestable 可疑 kě yí – suspicious 可悲 kě bēi – lamentable Positive 可贵 kě guì – praiseworthy 可嘉 kě jiā – commendable 可敬 kě jìng – respectable 可靠 kě kào – reliable 可口 kě kŏu – good to eat / palatable 可吃 kě chī – edible 可食 kě shí – edible 可念 kě niàn – memorable 可亲 kě qīn – amiable 可取 kě qŭ – desirable 可笑 kě xiào – laughable / ridiculous 可行 kě xíng – feasible 可取kě qǔ – desirable 可喜 kě xǐ– makes one happy / gratifying 可意kě yì – gratifying 可身 kě shēn – fits nicely (clothes) Neutral 可变 kě biàn – variable 可拆 kě chāi – removable / detachable 可分 kě fēn – separable 可观 kě guān – considerable 可见 kě jiàn – visible 可逆 kě nì – reversible 可燃 kě rán – flammable 可着火的 – ignitable / flammable 可调 kě tiáo – adjustable 可信 kě xìn – believable 可用 kě yòng – usable 可知 kě zhī – knowable 可兑换 – convertible 可转让 – negotiable Ones I’m Unsure About 不可逆转 – irreversible change 可理解 – understandable 可了解 – comprehensible 可杀 – deserves to die ??? –cidal ??? 可忍 – endurable ??? Exclamations / Human Sounds 啊 ā á ă à Ah, Ah! 哎āi Hey; lookout; why 哎呀āiyā Damn; Ah; My God 嗯 ēn A groaning sound 噢 ò enlightenment Oh! 哦 ó Disbelief 呃 è Hiccough 咄 duō Noise of rage, cry out in anger 呸 pēi To spit, in contempt, bah! dammit!, (very ordinary, rural slang - don't use it around people you don't know well) 嗯 ēn Expresses unexpected situation, or frustration, or disapproval e.g. 嗯!钢笔怎么不出水啦? 嗯嗯 OK, All right, Yeah, well, something is for certain 嗯,就这么办吧! 恩~~~ En – hmm… or expresses affection 奧 Ao OK, All right, Yeah 唉an interjection, to express realization or agreement (yes, oh, right, etc.), ‘sigh’ esp. when sad 哼 hēng Humph! / Huh?! – Use when you have a differing opinion to someone else 嘻嘻 xīxī hehe, giggle 哎 āi pleasant surprise 唉 ái disappointment 嗳 ǎi disagreement 嗳 ài regret 哟 yōu expressing unexpectedness 咦 yí bewilderment 喂 wèi calling attention (hello) 嘿 hēi ‘hey’ calling attention 唏 xī expressing contempt 咳 hāi aaaah! Expressing sorrow or surprise 嗨 hāi Heave ho! 嗬 hē Oh, ah Can be said with any tone, depending on the meaning 哦呀！ òya Oh my! 哎哟 āiyōu Ouch! 嗷嗷 áoáo Ouch, ow 嘘嘘 xūxū Shhhh! 嘁嘁喳喳 / 叽里咕噜 qīqīchācha/jīlīgūlū jabber, chatter 呱唧 guāji clap (hands) 吧嗒 bādā click (of the tongue) 呃 è yuck! 嘿嘿 hēihēi heheh 咕噜 gūlū mumble 喃喃 nánnán mutter, murmur 曝 pū puff 阿嚏 ātì Ahhh chooo! 呼噜 hūlū Sound of snoring 喀 kā Sound of vomiting Quote
xiaojiang216 Posted January 17, 2008 at 11:31 PM Report Posted January 17, 2008 at 11:31 PM 好外 should be 好处 Quote
ipsi() Posted January 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM Author Report Posted January 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM It's a wiki dude, just edit it yourself if you see a mistake . Quote
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