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😍 Flirting & First Impressions in Chinese
Break the ice with charisma and physical compliments. Descriptors for eyes, smile, beauty; opening lines; expressing immediate attraction.
“Hey, I'm Jack. Cheap cabin, big ocean, and tomorrow we dock in Shanghai. Grab a deck chair and let's learn to say hi like you mean it.” — Jack, your host for this unit
Practise this unit free ➔Key Chinese words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 这里zhèlǐ | here |
| 这里有人吗？zhèlǐ yǒu rén ma | is this seat taken? |
| 你好nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 叫jiào | to be called (name) |
| 我叫…wǒ jiào | my name is… |
| 名字míngzi | name |
| 一个人yí ge rén | alone, by yourself |
| 朋友péngyou | friend |
| 认识rènshi | to get to know, to meet |
| 什么shénme | what |
| 你叫什么名字？nǐ jiào shénme míngzi | what's your name? |
| 很高兴认识你hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ | nice to meet you |
| 眼睛yǎnjing | eyes |
| 漂亮piàoliang | beautiful, pretty |
| 笑容xiàoróng | smile |
| 头发tóufa | hair |
| 可爱kě'ài | cute |
| 好看hǎokàn | good-looking |
| 你笑起来很好看nǐ xiào qǐlái hěn hǎokàn | you look great when you smile |
| 真zhēn | really, truly |
| 迷人mírén | charming, captivating |
| 一见钟情yí jiàn zhōng qíng | love at first sight |
| 喜欢上xǐhuan shàng | to fall for, start liking (someone) |
| 好像hǎoxiàng | it seems, apparently |
| 魅力mèilì | charm, charisma |
| 有魅力yǒu mèilì | charming, charismatic |
| 心动xīndòng | heart skips a beat |
| 好感hǎogǎn | a liking, a soft spot |
| 有感觉yǒu gǎnjué | to feel something (for someone) |
| 害羞hàixiū | shy |
| 心跳xīntiào | heartbeat; heart beats |
| 好快hǎo kuài | so fast |
| 可以kěyǐ | can, may |
| 手机号shǒujī hào | mobile number |
| 明天míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 一起yìqǐ | together |
| …，好吗？hǎo ma | …, okay? (soft invitation) |
| 短信duǎnxìn | text message |
| 手机shǒujī | mobile phone |
| 约会yuēhuì | a date |
| 明天见míngtiān jiàn | see you tomorrow |
| 慢慢来mànmàn lái | take it slow, no rush |
| 不急bù jí | no rush |
| 今晚jīnwǎn | tonight |
| 给gěi | to give; to, for (someone) |
| 发短信fā duǎnxìn | to send a text |
Example sentences
你好，我叫杰克。
Hi, my name is Jack.
Hi, my name is Jack.
很高兴认识你。
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
你笑起来很好看。
You look great when you smile.
You look great when you smile.
你的笑容很迷人。
Your smile is charming
Your smile is charming
我好像喜欢上你了。
I think I'm falling for you.
I think I'm falling for you.
我心跳好快。
My heart is racing.
My heart is racing.
可以给我你的手机号吗？
Can I get your phone number?
Can I get your phone number?
我今晚给你发短信。
I'll text you tonight.
I'll text you tonight.
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