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Joking and irony 100
100
phrases
Teasing
10
Laughing at yourself
10
Laying it on thick
10
Irony
10
Wordplay and banter
10
Firing back
10
Ribbing with praise
10
When the joke falls flat
10
When it goes too far
10
Affectionate ribbing
10
你可真行啊。
nǐ kě zhēn xíng a.
— well aren't you something
别装了。
bié zhuāng le.
— stop putting it on
你脸皮真厚。
nǐ liǎnpí zhēn hòu.
— you've got some nerve
又吹牛了吧。
yòu chuīniú le ba.
— bragging again, are we
就你聪明。
jiù nǐ cōngming.
— oh, you're the clever one
你也有今天。
nǐ yě yǒu jīntiān.
— so it's caught up with you at last
谁信啊。
shéi xìn a.
— as if anyone believes that
你少来这套。
nǐ shǎo lái zhè tào.
— don't try that on me
快别说了，我笑死。
kuài bié shuō le, wǒ xiào sǐ.
— stop, you're killing me
我看你是想多了。
wǒ kàn nǐ shì xiǎng duō le.
— I think you're reading too much into it
我这人没救了。
wǒ zhè rén méi jiù le.
— I'm a lost cause
我就是个工具人。
wǒ jiùshì ge gōngjùrén.
— I'm just the useful one
智商不在线。
zhìshāng bú zàixiàn.
— my brain isn't connected today
我又菜又爱玩。
wǒ yòu cài yòu ài wán.
— I'm bad at it and I still keep playing
全靠运气活着。
quán kào yùnqi huó zhe.
— I survive purely on luck
我脸盲，别怪我。
wǒ liǎnmáng, bié guài wǒ.
— I'm face-blind, don't hold it against me
我这脑子不够用。
wǒ zhè nǎozi bú gòu yòng.
— my brain isn't up to it
别问，问就是穷。
bié wèn, wèn jiùshì qióng.
— don't ask - the answer is I'm broke
我先自嘲一下。
wǒ xiān zìcháo yíxià.
— let me get my self-deprecation in first
说多了都是我的错。
shuō duō le dōu shì wǒ de cuò.
— at this rate it's all my fault
我差点没笑死。
wǒ chàdiǎn méi xiào sǐ.
— I nearly died laughing
吓得我魂都没了。
xià de wǒ hún dōu méi le.
— it scared the life out of me
说了一百遍了。
shuō le yìbǎi biàn le.
— I've said it a hundred times
排队排到天黑。
páiduì pái dào tiānhēi.
— queued until it got dark
我等到花儿都谢了。
wǒ děng dào huār dōu xiè le.
— I waited till the flowers wilted
我一点都没夸张。
wǒ yìdiǎn dōu méi kuāzhāng.
— I'm not exaggerating in the slightest
快饿成纸片了。
kuài è chéng zhǐpiàn le.
— I'm so hungry I'm turning into paper
累成一摊泥。
lèi chéng yì tān ní.
— worn down to a puddle
热得能煎鸡蛋。
rè de néng jiān jīdàn.
— hot enough to fry an egg
我信了你的邪。
wǒ xìn le nǐ de xié.
— I can't believe I fell for that
你可真是个人才。
nǐ kě zhēnshi ge réncái.
— you really are a genius, aren't you
厉害了，我的哥。
lìhai le, wǒ de gē.
— impressive, mate
你说得都对。
nǐ shuō de dōu duì.
— you're right about everything, of course
真是难为你了。
zhēnshi nánwéi nǐ le.
— what a terrible burden for you
呵呵，是吗。
hēhē, shì ma.
— hm. is that so.
你可真会挑时候。
nǐ kě zhēn huì tiāo shíhou.
— perfect timing, as always
这操作我看不懂。
zhè cāozuò wǒ kàn bu dǒng.
— I can't follow that move at all
反正你说了算。
fǎnzhèng nǐ shuō le suàn.
— you're the one who decides anyway
我算是长见识了。
wǒ suànshì zhǎng jiànshi le.
— well, that's broadened my horizons
佩服佩服。
pèifú pèifú.
— I take my hat off to you
这话说得妙。
zhè huà shuō de miào.
— nicely put
你真会接话。
nǐ zhēn huì jiē huà.
— you're quick with a comeback
一语双关啊。
yì yǔ shuāngguān a.
— that's a double meaning
这是在拐着弯夸我吧。
zhè shì zài guǎi zhe wān kuā wǒ ba.
— that's a compliment in disguise, isn't it
你这是明褒暗贬。
nǐ zhè shì míng bāo àn biǎn.
— praise on the surface, dig underneath
顺着你的话说。
shùn zhe nǐ de huà shuō.
— picking up where you left off
我接不上这梗。
wǒ jiē bu shàng zhè gěng.
— I can't follow that reference
你太会玩梗了。
nǐ tài huì wán gěng le.
— you're too good at these gags
这话一听就有戏。
zhè huà yì tīng jiù yǒuxì.
— that sounds promising already
咱俩想到一块了。
zán liǎ xiǎng dào yíkuài le.
— we thought of the same thing
你也不看看我是谁。
nǐ yě bú kànkan wǒ shì shéi.
— have you forgotten who you're talking to
就许你说不许我说？
jiù xǔ nǐ shuō bù xǔ wǒ shuō?
— you can say it but I can't?
得了吧你。
dé le ba nǐ.
— oh give over
我就当你在夸我。
wǒ jiù dàng nǐ zài kuā wǒ.
— I'll take that as a compliment
行行行，你赢了。
xíng xíng xíng, nǐ yíng le.
— fine, fine, you win
我怎么听着不像好话。
wǒ zěnme tīng zhe bú xiàng hǎo huà.
— that doesn't sound like praise to me
好好好，我错了。
hǎo hǎo hǎo, wǒ cuò le.
— all right, all right, my mistake
你等着瞧。
nǐ děng zhe qiáo.
— you just wait
这仇我记下了。
zhè chóu wǒ jì xià le.
— I'm noting that down
下次轮到你。
xiàcì lún dào nǐ.
— next time it's your turn
你今天不一样啊。
nǐ jīntiān bù yíyàng a.
— you look different today
有什么好事吧？
yǒu shénme hǎoshì ba?
— something good happened, didn't it
是不是恋爱了？
shì bu shì liàn'ài le?
— have you fallen in love?
藏得挺深啊。
cáng de tǐng shēn a.
— you kept that well hidden
你现在是大佬了。
nǐ xiànzài shì dàlǎo le.
— you're a big shot now
该请客了吧。
gāi qǐngkè le ba.
— drinks are on you, then
别谦虚了。
bié qiānxū le.
— no need to be modest
你就偷着乐吧。
nǐ jiù tōu zhe lè ba.
— you must be quietly delighted
我先恭喜为敬。
wǒ xiān gōngxǐ wéi jìng.
— let me be the first to congratulate you
记得带上我。
jìde dài shàng wǒ.
— don't forget to take me along
冷场了。
lěngchǎng le.
— the room's gone quiet
我这个笑话不好笑。
wǒ zhège xiàohua bù hǎoxiào.
— that joke of mine wasn't funny
当我没说。
dàng wǒ méi shuō.
— forget I said anything
气氛突然安静。
qìfēn tūrán ānjìng.
— the atmosphere suddenly went still
我尴尬得脚趾抠地。
wǒ gāngà de jiǎozhǐ kōu dì.
— I'm curling my toes with embarrassment
这梗有点老了。
zhè gěng yǒudiǎn lǎo le.
— that gag is a bit dated
我自己笑就行。
wǒ zìjǐ xiào jiù xíng.
— I'll laugh at it myself then
咱们换个话题。
zánmen huàn ge huàtí.
— let's change the subject
假装什么都没发生。
jiǎzhuāng shénme dōu méi fāshēng.
— pretend nothing happened
我先撤了。
wǒ xiān chè le.
— I'm off, then
这玩笑开过头了。
zhè wánxiào kāi guòtóu le.
— that joke went too far
有些话不能乱说。
yǒuxiē huà bù néng luàn shuō.
— some things you shouldn't say lightly
我可不觉得好笑。
wǒ kě bù juéde hǎoxiào.
— I don't find that funny
别拿这个开玩笑。
bié ná zhège kāi wánxiào.
— don't joke about this
你这话伤人了。
nǐ zhè huà shāng rén le.
— that hurt
适可而止吧。
shìkě'érzhǐ ba.
— let's stop while we're ahead
玩笑归玩笑。
wánxiào guī wánxiào.
— a joke is a joke, but
我认真的。
wǒ rènzhēn de.
— I'm being serious
到此为止。
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ.
— that's where it ends
我道歉，是我说重了。
wǒ dàoqiàn, shì wǒ shuō zhòng le.
— I'm sorry, I put it too strongly
就你话多。
jiù nǐ huà duō.
— you never stop talking
拿你没办法。
ná nǐ méi bànfǎ.
— you're impossible
你呀你。
nǐ ya nǐ.
— oh, you
多亏有你。
duōkuī yǒu nǐ.
— thank goodness for you
老朋友不用客气。
lǎo péngyou búyòng kèqi.
— old friends don't stand on ceremony
又损我。
yòu sǔn wǒ.
— having a dig at me again
咱俩谁跟谁啊。
zán liǎ shéi gēn shéi a.
— come on, it's you and me
说好了不许笑我。
shuō hǎo le bùxǔ xiào wǒ.
— you promised not to laugh at me
有你在就热闹。
yǒu nǐ zài jiù rènao.
— it's lively whenever you're around
下次还找你。
xiàcì hái zhǎo nǐ.
— I'll come to you again next time