Internet
wang3luo4 网络 / 網絡
popular slang terms (usually on internet)
liu2xing2yu3 流行语 / 流行語
socially confident/outgoing person
she4niu2 社牛
socially anxious person
she4kong3 社恐
to describe (someone as……)
xing2rong2 形容
to describe relationship that is neither close nor distant (original meaning: half-baked)
ban4shengbu4shou2 半生不熟
to be afraid of
hai4pa4 害怕
stranger
mo4sheng1ren2 陌生人
freely and easily / to do sth. with ease
zi4ru2 自如
to talk / to discuss
jiao1tan2 交谈 / 交談
get-together / party
ju4hui4 聚会 / 聚會
to mention
ti2dao4 提到
crowd
ren2qun2 人群
have no choice but to / must
bu4de2bu4 不得不
human being
ren2lei4 人类 / 人類
ceiling
tian1hua1ban3 天花板
To float
Piao1 漂
aliens / extraterrestrial life
wai4xing1ren2 外星人
to worm one’s way into being friends with
sb (usually derogatory) / to establish rapport
tao4jin4hu 套近乎
people living and working in Beijing without
a residence permit
bei3piao1 北漂
(a polite word used to call a woman who is about your mother’s age)
a1yi2 阿姨
neighbor
lin2ju1 邻居 / 鄰居
to become familiar with and got to know well (someone)
hun4shu2(le) | hun4shou2(le) 混熟(了)
to be a guest or visitor
zuo4ke4 做客