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#Chinese slang#
不赖bú lài
bú huài；hǎo 。
不坏；好。
not bad; good
lì ：nǐ de cè shì jié ɡuǒ hái bú lài 。
例：你的测试结果还不赖。
The result of your test is not bad.
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不待见bú dài jiàn
zhǐ bú shòu bié rén huān yínɡ、xǐ huɑn；tǎo yàn 。
指不受别人欢迎、喜欢；讨厌。
annoy; dislike
lì：wǒ zhī dào wǒ zhuàn qián bù duō，suó yǐ nǐ fù mǔ zuì bú dài jiàn wǒ 。
例：我知道我赚钱不多，所以你父母最不待见我。
I know I don’t make a lot of money, so your parents really dislike me.
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irainbowconcept.comChinese slang
不搭嘎bù dā ga
zhǐ liǎnɡ zhě jiān shǔ yú bù tónɡ dànɡ cì，bù nénɡ xiānɡ tí bìnɡ lùn。
指两者间属于不同档次，不能相提并论。
two things entirely different，like chalk and cheese
lì：nǐ men liǎnɡ bié zhēnɡ le。yí ɡè shì mínɡ pái，yí ɡè shì zá pái，ɡēn běn bù dā ga， zhēnɡ yě bái zhēnɡ 。
例：你们俩别争了。一个是名牌，一个是杂牌，根本不搭嘎， 争也白争。
Stop arguing you two. One is a famous brand, another is an inferior brand. They can’t be mentioned in the same breath. It is useless to argue any more.
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WeChat: Rainbow_ConceptChinese grammar
Alternative questions: 还是háishì & 或者huòzhě
还是（háishì） is used to offer choices and it should be thought of as (whether) or
主人:我们有咖啡，也有茶；你想喝咖啡还是(喝)茶？
Zhǔrén： wǒmen yǒu kāfēi ， yě yǒu chá . nǐ xiǎnɡ hē kāfēi háishì hē chá？
Host: We have coffee and we also have tea. Would you like to drink coffee or tea?
客人:我想喝茶。
Kèrén : wǒ xiǎnɡ hē chá.
Guest :I would like to drink tea.（a）More than two options
Sometimes, more than two options are offered;还是（háishì） is used between the last two options.
你喜欢日本车、美国车还是德国车？
nǐ xǐhuan rìběn chē , měiɡuó chē háishì déɡuó chē?
Do you like Japanese cars, American cars or German cars?（b）Choosing all/none
When no choice is made, the options are either omitted or pre-posed, and 都(dōu) is used.
Learners who are English speakers should pay special attention to this word-order rule.
李：你们喜欢吃中国菜还是法国菜?
lǐ : nǐmen xǐhuan chī zhōnɡɡuó cài háishì fǎɡuó cài?
Li: Do you like to eat Chinese food or French food?
.丁：（中国菜跟法国菜,)我都喜欢吃。
Dīnɡ : (zhōnɡ ɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài) wǒ dōu xǐ huān chī.
Ding: I like both.
王：（中国菜跟法国菜,）我都不喜欢吃。（Incorrect:我都喜欢中国菜跟法国菜or 我都不喜欢吃中国菜跟法国菜。）
wánɡ: (zhōnɡɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài) wǒ dōu bùxǐhuān chī. (Incorrect:”wǒ dōu xǐhuan zhōnɡɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài” or “wǒ dōu bùxǐhuān chī zhōnɡɡuó cài ɡēn fǎɡuó cài”.)
Wang: I like neither.（C）还是(háishì)or或者(huòzhě)？
Do not confuse 还是(háishì) with 或者(huòzhě) (hudzht ‘either or ’).或者(huòzhě) is used in a statement
Since both 还是(háishì) and 或着(huòzhě)can be translated as ‘or’ in English* learners who are English speakers should pay special attention to the distinction between these two words.
请你给我一杯茶或者咖啡。
qǐnɡ nǐ ɡěi wǒ yì bēi chá huòzhě kāfēi
Please give me (either) a cup of tea or a cup of coffee.
• When 或者(huòzhě) is used in a question, it is an affirmative-negative question or a question with the modal particle 吗ma
王：我很渴，想喝一点饮料。有没有茶或者汽水？（=有茶或者汽水吗?）
wánɡ :wǒ hěn kě ,xiǎnɡ hē yìdiǎn yǐnliào. Yǒuméiyǒu chá huòzhě qìshuǐ? (=yǒu chá huòzhě qìshuǐ ma?)
Wang: I am thirsty; I want to drink something. Is there tea or soda?
李：有.要汽水还是要茶？（This is an alternative question offering choices.)
lǐ :yǒu . Yào qìshuǐ háishì yào chá?
li: Yes. Do you want soda or tea?
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嘛ma, usually at the end of sentence, or short phrase.
1 Modal particle to mean “it is obviously”. exampl:
不会不要紧，边干边学嘛。
（búhuì bùyàojǐn bian ɡān bian xué ma ）
Its doesn’t matter if you know nothing about it, you can learn while you do.
你想去你就去嘛。
（nǐ xiǎnɡ qù nǐ jiù qù ma.）
If you like to go just go!2 after a short phrase, pause function, means to attact people’s attention to the next phrase about coming out. example.
我嘛，就不去了。
（wǒ ma jiù búqù le. ）
and me, I won’t be there.休假嘛，就是要好好玩。
(xiūjiǎ ma jiùshì yàohǎo hǎowán.)
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