A selection of jokes for learning Chinese

1. "Let's go to bed together"? "Shang" and "Qi" sometimes have the same meaning, but if they are paired separately, they may have completely opposite meanings. For example, "going to bed" and "getting up" are two different things, and "going to bed" also means having sex together. An American girl was invited to a friend's party with her Chinese male neighbor who temporarily taught her Chinese. Because it was too late and she drank too much, she stayed over. Before going to bed, the American girl handed a note to her Chinese male neighbor - "Let's go to bed together!" Her original intention was to get up and leave together tomorrow, but she made her Chinese neighbor think wildly for half the night.

2. "Wear a condom"? The hat is put on the head, and sometimes foreign friends get confused. A Chinese teacher told a story that happened to a foreign student he taught in Beijing - the international student told the teacher that he often went out on a motorcycle. The teacher reminded him that there are too many cars in Beijing and he should be careful. He answered, "It doesn't matter, I will wear a condom."

3. "You and I are nothing"? This joke was once told in class by a teacher majoring in Chinese at Nanjing Normal University - An American professor who claims to be a Chinese expert teaches Chinese classes to his students. When it comes to accurately understanding the meaning of the word "thing", he makes the following statement: In Chinese, "thing" does not only mean direction, but also more When it refers to objects, such as tables, chairs, televisions, and glasses, they can all be called things, but if they are living animals, they cannot be expressed in this way - for example, you and I are not things! ”

4. “Can’t come when it’s convenient”? Once, several Chinese classmates invited foreign boys who had just come to China to learn Chinese to have dinner. In the middle, a Chinese classmate went out to “make it convenient”. Foreign students don’t understand Meaning, everyone told him that he was going to the toilet to relieve himself. The student remembered that one day, a girl wanted to visit him at his convenience. The international student immediately waved her hand and said, "You can come anytime, but that's me." You can’t come when it’s convenient. " He also interpreted the common expression "providing convenience to customers" in the service industry as providing toilet services to customers, which became a joke for a while.

Because he had little understanding of the word "convenience", he also made another joke ——Chinese people are generally very polite when treating guests. Even a sumptuous banquet is also called “a simple meal” for guests. Once, when a foreign guest saw that the Chinese host had prepared such a simple meal, he gave a thumbs up and praised——“ This is a big meal! "As soon as this statement came out, all the Chinese people at the table suddenly lost their taste.

5. "Chinese farmers are becoming more and more expensive"? This happened in the late 1980s. An American The student couldn't tell the difference between "rich" and "noble" and wrote in a sentence: "After the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese farmers have become more and more expensive. "

6. "Where is there"? "Where" is used together to mean self-effacing. This is something that most Chinese people know and use commonly. But Mr. W, a foreigner who has just learned Chinese, didn't understand it. Once Mr. W attended the wedding of a young overseas Chinese couple. He politely complimented the bride on her beauty. The groom on the side immediately expressed his gratitude on behalf of the bride. Mr. W felt very embarrassed and thought he didn't mention the topic, so he used a blunt expression. Let’s say it in Chinese – “The hair, eyebrows, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are all beautiful! "

7. "Smiling Nine Springs"? During the Chinese class, the teacher wanted to know the recent Chinese learning effect of foreign students, so he asked, "Can you tell me an idiom to describe a person who is very happy and happy? What does it look like? Answers such as "laughing", "joyfully" and "dancing" soon appeared in the audience. The teacher then said, "It is best to include numbers in this idiom, such as one, two, three, four..." There was one The overseas students reacted very quickly - "With a smile on their face"

8. "China is great!" ? This joke is very popular among Chinese people. It tells the story of a foreign friend who knows a little Chinese and criticized the Chinese people for being arrogant after the reform and opening up: Once this friend came to China for a working visit, he was in a coffee shop with a Chinese friend. After sitting down, we talked about Chinese culture. He was deeply impressed by the friendliness, politeness and enthusiasm of the Chinese people, but he also said that although the Chinese people have always been humble, they can also be very arrogant at times, especially after the reform and opening up. , you can see it everywhere on the street now - the Chinese people are very good, China is very good at construction, China is very good at industry and commerce, China is very good at agriculture, some simply say "China is very good" and point to the outside not far away. It turned out that the foreign friend pointed out a bank.

The shape of "Yin" is like "very", and "行" is a polyphonic character. In addition to xíng, it is also pronounced háng. Foreign friends couldn't tell the difference, but Chinese friends laughed after hearing this!

9. "China is very" OK”

This joke is very popular among Chinese people. It tells the story of a foreign friend who understands a little Chinese and criticized the Chinese people for being arrogant after the reform and opening up.

Once this friend came to China for a working visit. After sitting down with his Chinese friends in a coffee shop, they chatted about Chinese culture. He was deeply touched by the friendliness, politeness and enthusiasm of the Chinese people. But he also said that although the Chinese people have always been humble, they are sometimes very arrogant, especially after the reform and opening up.

For example, you can see it everywhere on the street - the Chinese people are very good, China is very good at construction, China is very good at industry and commerce, China is very good at agriculture, and some simply say "China is very good". After saying that, he pointed outside not far away. It turned out that the foreign friend was pointing to a bank. The shape of "Yin" is like "Very", and "Xing" is a polyphonic character. Foreign friends could not distinguish it, so there was a misunderstanding. The Chinese friends burst out laughing after hearing this!

10. “Win ??or lose, the Chinese win”

There was a multiple-choice question for foreign students that went like this: “Dalian Shide team defeated Beijing Hyundai team after 90 minutes of fierce battle.” , won the championship." Ask, which of the following sentences is most consistent with the meaning of the text? A Beijing Hyundai team defeated Dalian Shide team; B Beijing Hyundai team defeated Dalian Shide team; C Dalian Shide team defeated Beijing Hyundai team. Although the correct answer was C, which was repeatedly emphasized in the pre-exam simulation test, many candidates in the examination room still chose B.

This title comes from a true story: In 1983, the Chinese women's volleyball team and the American women's volleyball team met in the group stage. After the game, the headline "China beats the United States" appeared in Chinese newspapers. A few days later, the Chinese and American teams met again in the finals to compete for the championship. The headline of the Chinese newspaper was changed to "The Chinese team defeated the American team." An American student named Christ was very happy after reading the newspaper and thought that the American team had won. He praised his national team among his Chinese classmates, which made a big joke. It is said that until he left China after graduation, Crist angrily said to everyone he met that the Chinese were too strange. The Chinese won the victory or defeat, so why compete?

11. "You and I are neither things"

An American professor who claims to be a Chinese expert teaches Chinese classes to his students. When talking about the accurate understanding of "things" When talking about the meaning of words, he made the following statement: In Chinese, "something" does not only mean direction, but more often refers to objects, such as tables, chairs, televisions, and glasses. They can all be called things, but if they are alive Animals cannot be expressed in this way - for example, you and I are nothing! ”

12. “Dear Aunt”

In Chinese, “Niang” and “Mom” both refer to mother. There was a British student who came to China to study Chinese for the first time. , fell in love with a beautiful Chinese girl on campus, so he wrote her a love letter, but he forgot how to write the word "mother", so he was smart and replaced "mother" with "mother", so there was—— "Dear aunt..."

13. "Where is there"

A foreign friend is fluent in Chinese and does not know that the Chinese "where is there" is a self-effacing expression. When he attended the wedding of a young overseas Chinese couple, he politely praised the bride for being very beautiful and said thank you to the bride on behalf of him. Unexpectedly, this friend felt quite embarrassed and thought he had missed the point. , then said in blunt Chinese: “The hair, eyebrows, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are all beautiful! ”

14. “Chinese farmers are becoming more and more expensive”

This incident happened in the late 1980s. An American student could not distinguish between “rich” and “rich”. The difference between "expensive" and "expensive" is written in the sentence: "After the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese farmers have become more and more expensive. ”

15. “Wear a condom”

The hat is put on the head, and sometimes foreign friends will get confused. A Chinese teacher told an incident that happened to his professor in Beijing The story of a foreign student - This international student told his teacher that he often goes out on a motorcycle. The teacher reminded him that there are too many cars in Beijing and he should be careful. He replied, "It doesn't matter, I will wear a condom." ”

16. “Can’t come when it’s convenient”

Once, several Chinese classmates invited foreign boys who had just come to China to study Chinese for dinner.

During this time, one person said that he should go out to "go to the toilet." The foreign students did not understand what he meant, so everyone told him that it was to go to the toilet. The boy remembered it.

Shortly thereafter, a Chinese girl asked to visit him at his convenience. The boy was stunned and immediately waved his hand: "You can come anytime, but you can't come at my convenience." . ”

And because of my limited understanding of “convenience”, I interpreted the common phrase “providing convenience to customers” in the service industry as providing toilet services to customers, which became a joke for a while.

Regarding the word "convenience", another joke has been made - Chinese people are generally polite when treating guests. Even a banquet that is obviously very sumptuous is also called "easy meal" to guests. Once, when a foreign guest saw that the Chinese host had prepared such a sumptuous "easy meal", he gave a thumbs up and praised - "This is really a big meal!" As soon as he said this, all the Chinese at the table suddenly became confused. Lost appetite.

17. "Let's go to bed together"

"Shang" and "Qi" sometimes have the same meaning, but if they are paired separately, they may have completely opposite meanings. For example, "going to bed" and "getting up" are two different things, and "going to bed" also means having sex together. An American girl was invited to a friend's party with her Chinese male neighbor who temporarily taught her Chinese. Because it was too late and she drank too much, she stayed over. Before going to bed, the American girl handed a note to her Chinese male neighbor - "Let's go to bed together!" Her original intention was to get up and leave together tomorrow, but she made her Chinese neighbor think wildly for half the night.

18. "Smiling Nine Springs"

During the Chinese class, the teacher wanted to know the recent Chinese learning effect of foreign students, so he asked: "Can you name an idiom? Does it describe a person who is very happy?" Answers such as "laughing heartily", "joyfully" and "dancing" quickly appeared in the audience. The teacher then said, "It's best to include numbers in this idiom, such as one, two, three, four..." One of the international students reacted quickly. The teacher blurted out before he finished speaking: "There are nine springs in a smile."

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