Learning Chinese: xì jīnɡ

2018-01-13

actor

戏精

(xì jīnɡ)

A: What are you doing? Look at how late it is and you are still in bed. You're going to be late to school.

你这个孩子,都几点了怎么还赖在床上,上学要迟到了。

(nǐ zhèɡè háizì, dōu jǐ diǎn le zěnmè hái lài zài chuánɡ shànɡ, shànɡxué yào chídào le.)

B: Mom, my whole body feels hot and I feel dizzy. I definitely have a fever. If you don't believe me just touch my hand.

妈妈,我觉得全身发烫,而且头晕脑胀,我肯定是发烧了,不信你摸摸我的手。

(māmā, wǒ juédé quánshēn fātànɡ, érqiě tóu yūn nǎo zhànɡ, wǒ kěndìnɡ shì fāshāo le, búxìn nǐ mōmō wǒ de shǒu.)

A: You little actor. Don't think I don't know that you hid a hot water bottle in your clothes.

你这个小戏精,别以为我不知道你把暖水袋藏在衣服里了。

(nǐ zhèɡè xiǎo xì jīnɡ, bié yǐwéi wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ bǎ nuǎn shuǐ dài cánɡ zài yīfú lǐ le.)

B: But Mom, I really don't want to go to school.

可是妈妈,我真的不想去学校啊。

(kěshì māmā, wǒ zhēn de bùxiǎnɡ qù xuéxiào a.)

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