r/LearnChineseLazily • • 5d ago

How do I say…? Request thread

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Drop any English word or sentence you want in Chinese. The most upvoted one becomes the next Mild to Wild 🌶 Give a bit of context (who you're saying it to, how rude you want to be) and you'll get a better answer.


r/LearnChineseLazily • • 5d ago

Welcome to r/LearnChineseLazily: ask how to say anything in Chinese 🐼

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Hi, I'm the dev behind LanLan: Learn Chinese Lazily, an Android app that turns real Mandarin videos into a scroll feed with pinyin + English subtitles. You tap any word and it becomes a flashcard.

What goes on here:

- Mild to Wild 🌶: one English word, 5 Chinese ways to say it, from polite to savage

- How do I say…? Ask for any word or sentence and I (or someone better at Chinese) will answer

- Real slang: what people actually say in vlogs, dramas and comment sections

- LanLan updates, plus feedback and bug reports. I read everything.

The request thread is pinned too. What word should get the next ladder?


r/LearnChineseLazily • • 16h ago

Giveaway 🎁 October giveaway: 5 LIFETIME LanLan Premium codes. Try the app, tell me what you think, win!

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Hi everyone, welcome to r/LearnChineseLazily! 🐼

Every month I'm giving away 5 lifetime LanLan Premium codes here, and this is the first one.

If you're new: LanLan: Learn Chinese Lazily is my Android app. It's a scroll feed of real Chinese videos (vlogs, street food, comedy, gaming, dramas) with hanzi, pinyin and English under every line. Tap any word you don't know and it becomes a flashcard that replays the moment you heard it.

Lifetime means Premium forever (normally €99), no subscription: unlimited word look-ups, learning mode on every video, flashcard review, the LanLan voice and no ads.

How to enter:

  1. Join r/LearnChineseLazily

  2. Install LanLan (free) and use it for a bit: watch a few videos and tap some words

  3. Comment here with a word you learned in LanLan and what you think of the app: what you liked, what annoyed you, what you'd add. Honest is best, criticism counts just as much as praise

Rules:

- One entry per account. Comment as much as you like, it still counts once

- Your comment has to show you actually used the app (a word you learned, a video you watched, something you noticed). "Entering!" alone doesn't count

- Entries close Saturday 31 October at 21:00 CET

- 5 winners are picked at random that evening and get their code by chat, one each. Codes are never posted in the thread

- Android only (Google Play). To redeem: Play Store → your profile picture → Payments & subscriptions → Redeem code

Didn't win? There's a new giveaway here every month.

Get LanLan: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lanlan.app&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=own_sub_giveaway


r/LearnChineseLazily • • 5d ago

Mild to Wild 🌶 How to say dumb*ss in Chinese

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5 levels, from cute to cruel 🌶️

1 🌶 笨蛋 (bèn dàn) = dummy

cute. couples say it all the time

2 🌶🌶 傻瓜 (shǎ guā) = silly fool (lit. silly melon)

soft, almost a compliment

3 🌶🌶🌶 二货 (èr huò) = idiot, airhead

for the friend who walks into glass doors

4 🌶🌶🌶🌶 蠢货 (chǔn huò) = moron

now it's not a joke

5 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 白痴 (bái chī) = complete idiot

fighting words

Which one fits your best friend: 笨蛋 or 二货? 😭

These come from LanLan: Learn Chinese Lazily, my Android app: real Mandarin videos with pinyin + English subtitles, tap any word to save it 🐼


r/LearnChineseLazily • • 5d ago

Mild to Wild 🌶 How to say b*tch in Chinese (作精 zuōjīng)

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5 levels, from drama queen to fully savage 🌶️

1 🌶 作精 (zuō jīng) = high-maintenance drama queen

makes a crisis out of nothing

2 🌶🌶 绿茶 (lǜ chá) = fake-innocent girl (lit. green tea)

sweet in public, scheming in private

3 🌶🌶🌶 白莲花 (bái lián huā) = fake saint (lit. white lotus)

always the victim, never the problem

4 🌶🌶🌶🌶 贱人 (jiàn rén) = bitch (lit. cheap person)

straight out of palace dramas. it stings

5 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 绿茶婊 (lǜ chá biǎo) = green tea bitch

the final boss of chinese insults

Which one is worse: #2 or #3? be honest 👇

These come from LanLan: Learn Chinese Lazily, my Android app: real Mandarin videos with pinyin + English subtitles, tap any word to save it 🐼