Compliments can be helpful in a lot of social situations. Maybe you need to suck up to your boss, flatter a pretty girl, or you just feel like letting someone know they’ve done a good job. So, do you know how to compliment someone in Chinese? Give this little test a try!
Which of the following is NOT a compliment?
A. “你真棒!(Nǐ zhēn bàng!)”
B. “你真二!(Nǐ zhēn èr!)”
C. “你真牛!(Nǐ zhēn niú!)”
Execellent lesson.