# Daily Life

Discover the most common Chinglish phrases used in everyday situations, from shopping to daily conversations.

Horse horse tiger tiger

马马虎虎 (mǎ mǎ hǔ hǔ)

Means: So-so / Mediocre / Careless

Open water

开水 (kāi shuǐ)

Means: Boiled water / Hot water

Watch sister

表妹 (biǎo mèi)

Means: Female cousin (on the mother's side)

Let the horse come here

放马过来 (fàng mǎ guò lái)

Means: Bring it on! / Come at me!

Give you some color to see see

给你点颜色看看 (gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan)

Means: Teach you a lesson / Show you what I'm capable of

Good good study, day day up

好好学习,天天向上 (hǎo hǎo xué xí, tiān tiān xiàng shàng)

Means: Study hard and make progress every day

People mountain people sea

人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi)

Means: A sea of people / Huge crowds

No can do

不行 / 做不得 (bù xíng / zuò bu de)

Means: I can't do it / That is not possible

Lose face

丢脸 (diū liǎn)

Means: Be humiliated / Suffer a loss of respect

Long time no see

好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn)

Means: It's been a while! / I haven't seen you in ages!

Add oil

加油 (jiā yóu)

Means: Go for it! / Keep it up! / Come on!