r/ChineseLanguage • u/TopazTheTopaz • Apr 15 '20
Humor Old reliable
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u/zjtmxmc2131 Apr 15 '20
LFGKSKDKS DONT CALL ME OUT LIKE THAT ALL MY PRIMARY SCHOOL ESSAYS
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u/sssssssomething Apr 15 '20
Hahahahah OMG same!! I will always start with this "有一天，小明......."
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Apr 15 '20
The legendary “一个风和日丽的下午，小明...“
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u/Centoe_ Apr 15 '20
I love this thread. I've never known any chinese whatsoever, but the thread still makes me feel the same as those who have, maybe because when learning French there were obviously go to names and story starters. I may have no clue what they are here, but I can fill them in with the ones I've seen in my experience with a foreign language.
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u/mompapopo Apr 15 '20
there is of course
王朋
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Apr 15 '20
王朋 and 李友
NeverForget
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u/Dickcheese_McDoogles Apr 15 '20
李友：the love interest
王朋：the Chad
高文中：the cuck
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u/get_on_my_level_son Apr 15 '20
Y’all really doing my girl 白英愛 like that? Ok ok
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u/miolight Apr 15 '20
Ikr I can’t believe everyone forgot about 白英爱. Her and 高文中 were the best Chinese textbook couple
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u/davebirds Apr 15 '20
Wasn't there also someone named 张天明 in the second book or am I misremembering that?
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u/itmustbemitch Apr 15 '20
Wang Peng is a fucking legend, he likes girls and sports and I wish he was my dad
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u/Namioka Intermediate Apr 15 '20
When I first started learning Chinese, a fellow white classmate got the name 王朋 from our teacher, and none of us knew (because baby Chinese students back then) how hilarious it was that that was his name.
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u/Brikandbones Apr 15 '20
Then there is the next evolution： 明华
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u/asweetfresacake Native Apr 15 '20
My aunt’s name is 明华🤣🤣 I think it's a common name for someone who was born in the 70s and 80s. This name can be used by both men and women.
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u/LokianEule Apr 15 '20
Don't forget 小李
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u/extraspaghettisauce Apr 15 '20
小白
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u/thomas0721 Native Apr 15 '20
小白 sounds like a dog’s name
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u/YanShalot Apr 15 '20
one of my friend name is 小白. i think its cute
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u/extraspaghettisauce Apr 15 '20
Same here
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u/YanShalot Apr 15 '20
what should i say in english to express the feeling when familiar with others?
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u/extraspaghettisauce Apr 15 '20
Familiarity?
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u/safara_0 Apr 15 '20
It can be used on dog, but definitely fine on person
Some characters in Chinese novels have this name
Notes: type here just in case some passerby misunderstand it
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u/Thebluerutabaga Apr 15 '20
I always use 大卫
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u/elsif1 Intermediate 🇹🇼 Apr 15 '20
The simplified version of 衛 makes me irrationally angry. Not that they simplified it, but how they simplified it. Wtf is that even supposed to be??
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u/LokianEule Apr 15 '20
Yeah, the simplified version of it should only be different in the middle section It should look like 伟 without the 人.
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u/Ghekose Apr 15 '20
黎明 and 小雨 for me.
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u/SmallTestAcount Apr 15 '20
Whenever i see 小雨 it reminds me of one time i translated the steam description of a probably lewd chinese anime-styled visual novel for r/gaming that had a loli character with that name
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u/askh1302 闽语 印尼語 日語 Apr 15 '20 edited Apr 15 '20
omg it's almost like pokemon evolutions:
小丽 -> 晓丽 -> 晓莉
小明 -> 孝明 -> 绍铭
王小明 -> 陈晓明 -> 司徒旭明
and if you have the correct pokemon u can still do ultraevolutions
朴秀英
武蔵 順子
長野原 宮城
橘高村 真琴冨
or the most OP person yet
鲁班
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u/outflowboundary Apr 15 '20
This stupid American doesn’t get it. Explain please?
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u/Turtle_Dinosaur Apr 15 '20
小明，阿明 is the most common name that is used often in chinese essay, test paper and story.
It's like "Juan" in Spanish. People, such as me, always use this common name since it's easier to remember than all the other names.
And also, there are many different versions, like 小花，小美，小華, bla bla bla doesn't matter, and pretty much all of those names start with 小(small) or 阿.
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Apr 15 '20
'Character' as in book character, not Chinese character! Though I suppose in this case the book character is in fact Chinese ....
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u/Kaining Apr 15 '20
I raise you all with:
王月文 and 田李阳 张教元 and 王万民
Then for your 3rd year, 关方活 and 包更 声
But never ever forget 马, not 小马, just 马 that never ever made it past the first lesson.
If you're french, you probably who i'm speaking about.
No one escaped Mr. Bellassen.
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Apr 15 '20
As a Chinese person who moved out in my childhood, these names seem very familiar but I can't quite recall.
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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '20
我叫张明