Learning Chinese: kǒu tóu chán

2017-11-21

pet phrase

口头禅

(kǒu tóu chán)

A: what's your pet phrase?

你的口头禅是什么?

(nǐ de kǒu tóu chán shì shén me? )

B: I like to say things like "oh dear" or "not bad" a lot, just like the pet phrases of  that Taiwan singer I like.

我喜欢说:哎哟,不错,跟一个我喜欢的台湾歌手的口头禅一样。

(wǒ xǐhuān shuō: āiyo, bùcuò, ɡēn yí ɡè wǒ xǐhuān de táiwān ɡēshǒu de kǒu tóu chán yīyànɡ.)

A: Your pet phrases are pretty on the nose. I'm pretty sure a lot of people can guess who your idol is when they hear them.

你的口头禅很有代表性呀,我猜很多人通过你的口头禅就能猜出你的偶像啦。

(nǐ de kǒu tóu chán hěn yǒu dàibiǎo xìnɡ ya,wǒ cāi hěnduō rén tōnɡɡuò nǐ de kǒu tóu chán jiù nénɡ cāichū nǐ de ǒuxiànɡ la.)

B: Yup! He is the star of our generation! I've been to his concerts lots of times. You should come with us next time!

是的!他是我们那一代人的明星呢!我去过很多次他的演唱会,下次你跟我们一起来吧!

(shì de! tā shì wǒmén nà yídài rén de mínɡxīnɡ ne! wǒ qù ɡuò hěnduō cì tā de yǎnchànɡ huì, xiàcì nǐ ɡēn wǒmén yìqǐ lái ba! )

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