摸鱼 (mō yú): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
摸鱼 (mō yú) means to catch fish; figuratively, to slack off on the job.
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难过 (nán guò): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
难过 (nán guò) means to feel sad; to feel unwell; difficult to live through.
内卷 (nèi juǎn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
内卷 (nèi juǎn) means involution; in contemporary social usage, an increasingly competitive rat race.
你好 (nǐ hǎo): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
你好 (nǐ hǎo) means hello; hi.
宁可……也不…… (nìng kě … yě bù …): Meaning and Example
Would rather do one thing than another.
旁边 (páng biān): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
旁边 (páng biān) means the side; an adjacent place.
陪伴 (péi bàn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
陪伴 (péi bàn) means to accompany.
PLMM: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language
An initialism for 漂亮妹妹, meaning a pretty young woman.
破防 (pò fáng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
破防 (pò fáng) means to break through defenses; figuratively, to affect someone emotionally.
朋友圈 (péng you quān): Meaning and Example
Moments on WeChat; also a circle of friends.
期限 (qī xiàn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
期限 (qī xiàn) means time limit; deadline.
牵挂 (qiān guà): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation
牵挂 (qiān guà) means to worry about; to be concerned about.