AdultLingoChinese course › Section 1 › Unit 3
⚡ Chemistry & Body Language in Chinese
Put unspoken tension and physical touch into words. Dancing, electricity between two people, touch, holding hands, recognizing mutual attraction.
“Malèna. Sit, and watch the room before you speak. Tonight, in a jazz bar off Huaihai Road, you learn to name what the body already says.” — Malèna, your host for this unit
Practise this unit free ➔Key Chinese words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 一直yìzhí | keep (doing), all along |
| 看kàn | to look at, watch |
| 眼神yǎnshén | the look in your eyes |
| 对视duìshì | to lock eyes |
| 微笑wēixiào | a smile; to smile |
| 脸红liǎnhóng | to blush |
| 过来guòlai | to come over (here) |
| 打招呼dǎ zhāohu | to say hello, greet |
| 跳舞tiàowǔ | to dance |
| 靠近kàojìn | to come close, get closer |
| 一点yìdiǎn | a little, a bit (more) |
| 慢一点màn yìdiǎn | a bit slower |
| 跟着gēnzhe | to follow |
| 舞伴wǔbàn | dance partner |
| 搂腰lǒu yāo | to hold someone by the waist |
| 踩脚cǎi jiǎo | to step on someone's foot |
| 节奏jiézòu | rhythm |
| 跳得真好tiào de zhēn hǎo | to dance really well |
| 来电láidiàn | to feel a spark |
| 化学反应huàxué fǎnyìng | chemistry (between two people) |
| 暧昧àimèi | flirty and undefined (more than friends) |
| 触电chùdiàn | an electric jolt, electric shock |
| 手shǒu | hand |
| 也yě | also, too |
| 牵手qiānshǒu | to hold hands |
| 暖nuǎn | warm |
| 握手wòshǒu | to shake hands |
| 十指相扣shízhǐ xiāngkòu | fingers interlaced |
| 拥抱yōngbào | to hug; a hug |
| 两情相悦liǎngqíng xiāngyuè | mutual attraction |
| 太…了tài … le | too…, so… |
| 原来yuánlái | so it turns out |
| 喜欢xǐhuan | to like, have a crush on |
Example sentences
看着我的眼睛。
Look into my eyes.
Look into my eyes.
你们对视了一眼。
You two locked eyes
You two locked eyes
靠近一点。
Come a little closer.
Come a little closer.
你跳得真好。
You dance really well.
You dance really well.
你的心跳得好快。
Your heart is beating so fast.
Your heart is beating so fast.
你也有感觉吗？
Do you feel it too?
Do you feel it too?
你的手好暖。
Your hand is so warm.
Your hand is so warm.
原来你也喜欢我。
So you like me too
So you like me too
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