POP CHINESE

gěi lì

给力！
Meaning: Helpful, awesome, brilliant 

              Zhè ge yóu xì zhēn gěi lì

Example: 这个游戏真给力！

Meaning: This game is great!

hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn

好久不见。
Meaning: Long time no see.

                        hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn zěn me yàng

Example: Mary, 好久不见，怎么样？

Meaning: Long time no see, Mary, how’s everything going?

shòu shēn

 瘦身
Meaning: Slimming; streamlining; reducing the size of almost anything

                cháng hē chá kě yǐ bāng zhù shòu shēn

Example1: 常喝茶可以帮助瘦身。

Meaning: Drinking tea is good for slimming down.

                zuì jìn gǔ shì bù hǎo, wǒ de tóu zī shòu shēn le bù shǎo
Example 2: 最近股市不好，我的投资瘦身了不少。

Meaning: The stock market was not doing well recently, my investment has shrunk quite a bit (lose money).

gǎo xiào

搞笑
Meaning: Amuse; make people laugh; not true/joking 
 

                     hěn huì gǎo xiào, jīng cháng gěi tong shì shuō xiào huà

Example1: Zac很会搞笑，经常给同事说笑话。
Meaning: Zac is very good at making people laugh, and he often shares jokes with his colleagues. 

                 gōng jī shēng dàn, zhēn shì tài gǎo xiào le
Example 2: 公鸡生蛋，真是太搞笑了。
Meaning: It is amusing to hear that roosters can hatch eggs.

mǎi dān

买单
Meaning: Pay the bill

                Jīn tiān wǎn fàn wǒ lái mǎi dān
Example: 今天晚饭我来买单。

Meaning: Tonight’s dinner is on me.

rén qì wàng

人气旺
Meaning: Hot, popular
                 zhè ge cān guǎn rén qì hěn wàng
Example1: 这个餐馆人气很旺。
Meaning: This restaurant is very popular.

                zhāng zi yí shì yī wèi hěn yǒu rén qì de diàn yǐng míng xīng
Example 2: 章子怡是一位很有人气的电影明星。
Meaning: Zhang, Ziyi is a very popular celebrity in China.

yì yán wéi dìng

一言为定
Meaning: Certainly; Deal!

                yì yán wéi ding, wǒ men míng tiān jiàn
Example1: 一言为定,我们明天见！
Meaning: Deal, see you tomorrow!

chī xiāng

吃香
Meaning: Something is very popular.

              jīn róng zhuān yè zài zhōng guó hěn chī xiāng
Example: 金融专业在中国很吃香。
Meaning: The major of Finance is very popular in China.

xià le kǔ gōng fū

下了苦功夫
Meaning: Spend a lot of time and energy to do something.

xiǎo yì sī
小意思
Meaning: it is a metaphor means “a small piece of cake”. Not a big deal.

Example:
           nǐ de zhōng wén shuō dé zhēn hǎo, kěn ding xià le kǔ gōng fū ba

Steve：你的中文说得真好，肯定下了苦功夫吧！

            xiǎo yì si

John： 小意思。

Meaning:
Steve: Your mandarin speaking is so good. You must spend a lot of time to practice.
John: It is just a small piece of cake.

zhēn yǒu yì sī

真有意思
Meaning: Something or someone is very interesting.

                jīn tiān wǒ qù kàn guó qìng jié you xíng le, zhēn yǒu yì sī

Example1: 今天我去看国庆节游行了，真有意思。
Meaning: I went to watch the National Day parade, it was fun.

guó qìng jié               you xíng

国庆节：National Day 游行：The parade

                       fē cháng ài kāi wán xiào, tā zhēn yǒu yì sī

Example2:John非常爱开玩笑，他真有意思。

Meaning: John loves making jokes, he is really a funny guy.

fēi cháng       kāi wán xiào

非常：very    开玩笑：making jokes

zhēn méi yì sī

真没意思
Meaning: Something or someone is boring or not funny.

            xiàn zài de diàn jié mù zhēn méi yì sī

Example1:现在的电视节目真没意思。

现(xiàn) 在(zài) 的(de)：current， 电(diàn) 视(shì) 节(jié) 目(mù)：TV program】
Meaning: Current TV programs are boring.

                        shì gè hěn yán sù de rén, bù xǐ huān kāi wán xiào, tā zhēn méi yì sī

Example2: Echo 是个很严肃的人，不喜欢开玩笑。她真没意思。
Yán sù              bù xǐ huān          kāi wán xiào

严肃：serious， 不喜欢：dislike， 开玩笑：make jokes
Meaning: Echo is a serious person. She doesn’t like making jokes. She is so boring. (She is not funny.)

xià tái jiē

下台阶
Meaning: get out of the embarrassing situation; get a way out
 

            tā bù hǎo yì si yào zǎo diǎn lí kāi,  wǒ gǎn jǐn gěi tā yī gè tái jiē, shuō wǒ yě yào zǒu le
Example: 她不好意思要早点离开，我赶紧给她一个台阶，说我也要走了。
Meaning: She feels sorry to have to leave earlier, I then give her a way out and say that I have to go too.

méi jìn ér

没劲儿
Meaning: Boring; not intriguing 

              zhěng tiān zài jiā dāi zhe zhēn méi jìn ér, yīng gāi chū qù zǒu zǒu
Example: 整天在家呆着真没劲儿，应该出去走走。
Meaning: Staying at home all day is boring, better going outside.

méi zhǔn er

没准儿
Meaning: Not sure; may be

Example: 
    zhè ge xīng qī wǔ nǐ qù cān jiā de shēng rì wǎn huì ma

Q: 这个星期五你去参加Amy的生日晚会吗？
    méi zhǔn er. wǒ rú guǒ jiā bān jiù qù

A: 没准儿。我如果不加班就去。

Meaning: 
Q: Are you going to Amy’s birthday party this Friday night?
A: Not sure. I will if I don’t need to work overtime.

 (méi) (xì)

没戏
Meaning: Hopeless; fat chance 
                            hěn piào liang yòu hěn xìng gǎn, nǐ xiǎng tā yuē huì, hé wǒ kàn méi xì
Example: Christina 很漂亮又很性感，你想和她约会，我看没戏。
Meaning: Christina is very pretty and hot, a date with her, I bet you a fat chance.

méi pǔ ér

没谱儿
Meaning: Unsure; have no idea/no clue; logically impossible

                 zhè ge yuè de zhàng dān gāo dé méi pǔ er

Example 1: 这个月的账单高得没谱儿。
Meaning1: This month’s bill is shockingly high.

 méi zhé le

没辙了

Meaning: no idea what to do

              wǒ yǐ jīng xiǎng le hěn duō bàn fǎ xiàn zài zhēn méi zhé le
Example: 我已经想了很多办法，现在真没辙了。
Meaning: I’ve tried many ways, so far just can’t help.

méi shù ér

没数儿
méi                  shù ér
没means “ no” , 数儿means “numbers”. The meaning of the phrase is: not sure, not decided, unsettled
             shì bu shì kě yǐ tōng guò kǎo shì, wǒ xīn li yě méi shù ér

Example: 是不是可以通过考试，我心里也没数儿。
Meaning: I am not sure if I can pass the exam.