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Jan 2020
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My Chinese friend's scariest life experi...

JACK
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词 (words):


一辈子 lifetime yí bèi zi

好笑 funny hǎo xiào

害怕 scared hài pà

鬼 ghost/spirit guǐ

到现在为止 so far   dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ

吓人 xià rén  可怕 kè pà    scary

毕业 graduate bì yè

面试 interview (verb/noun) miàn shì

敲门 knock the door qiāo mén

乱七八糟的 very messy luàn qī bā zāo de

某某某某 (so and so...person/company etc.) ,mǒu mǒu mǒu mǒu (note that 1 mou 某 is also sufficient)

公司 company gōng sī

搬家 moving house/company etc. bān jiā

背 back (of the body) bèi

对着 facing/towards duì zhe

画面 appearance (abstract and physical) huà miàn

绑架 kidnap bǎng jià

转过来 turn around zhuàn guò lái

照进来 shine in  zhào jìn lái

类似于 similar to/resemble lèi sì yú

约 organise (for a time or date to do something) yuē

电梯 lift/elevator diàn tī

追过来 chase after zhuī guò lái

抖 shake/tremble/quiver dǒu

申请 apply (eg. for a job etc.) shēn qǐng

助理 assistant zhù lǐ

正规 regular zhèng guī

At 6:15, the host says 让你给他你的身体,  he meant 'rape' 强奸 qiang2 jian1 

精神 mind jīng shén (note that 精神 can also be pronounced as jīng shen which means vigour)

展现 emerge zhǎn xiàn

暴力 violent bào lì

行为 behaviour   xíng wéi

对付 deal with duì fu

平衡 balance, equilibrium píng héng

之类的  etc.   zhī lèi de

胜算  odds of success shèng suàn eg. I have high odds of success 我的胜算很大

高跟鞋 high-heel shoes gāo gēn xié

不利益我发力 not in my interest/benefit     bù lì yì wǒ fā lì

At 8:26 the host is referring to kicking him in the testicles which is 蛋蛋 dàn dàn (note this is much more common than the formal 睾丸 gāo wán)

攻击 attack    gōng jī

咬  bite   yǎo

手腕  wrist   shǒu wàn 



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