![]() On Douban, one day a netizen posted “Today I forgot to take my medicine and I feel so cute.” 今天出来没吃药感觉整个人都萌萌哒p(# ̄▽ ̄#)o This expression originated on 豆瓣 Douban, a very popular social website used by Chinese teenagers, where people can exchange their thoughts about the books they read, movies, music, events, blogs and other contents. It is generally used to describe someone who is especially cute and lovely. That’s why here “ 萌萌” actually means the same as “ 萌”. The Chinese like to use a word twice to add emphasis to it, such as: “ 萌” (méng) literally means “cute”, and “ 哒” (da) is a modal particle. 萌萌哒 is an expression influenced by the Japanese Manga. I feel so cute ~~ – picture credit: Duitang Just like magic, after DUANG a second your hair turnsblack again. In the interview, to show how he felt about a shampoo advertisement, he used this word to explain how magical the shampoo could be. This word doesn’t actually have a meaning, it is a modal word like “Oops”, “ta-da” or “boing!”, a mimetic word to show your excitement or to describe something that happens all of a sudden.Amajority of Chinese netizens also seem to use it as an adjective before another word to emphasize it.ĭUANG first appeared in a Jackie Chan interview. You can now hear people use it jokingly in the streets, on TV shows, everywhere! It was a big hit not only in China but also in some parts of the world (hello 9gag): DUANG.ĭuang, this strange little word (pronounced: dwong) suddenly hit the Chinese Internet by storm and became viral throughout China. Our first must-know Chinese catchword is a word you’ve probably come across already, and not necessarily in a Chinese text. Try Ninchanese, an award-winning method to learn Chinese today: Start Learning Now Chinese catchphrase #1 : It’s a Duang thing “DUANG” duāng So if you want to speak really modern Chinese, being familiar with Chinese catchphrases as well as the things you learn in class will help you a lot. In China, new slang and catchphrases emerge at break-neck speed and become immediately immensely popular on Weibo and other online forums. Chances are, you’ve encountered a catchphrase a popular slang word or expression that everyone starts suddenly using to talk about a concept. One day, you suddenly start seeing a new word or an expression pop up everywhere online or hear teenagers use it all the time and you don’t even know what it means yet. Besides, it’s not as easy for us, foreign learners to know these things if we aren’t living in China. And they are great to learn, because they always reflect current issues and help you understand Chinese culture better. They’re really handy if you want to chat online or talk to your Chinese-speaking friends. At Ninchanese, we aim to teach you both at the same time, so today, we’re showing you some really funny and popular Chinese catchphrases.
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