To make the listening experience a bit more interesting, I’ve decided to share some not-so-polite words with you. Hopefully, you’ll never need to hear or use them in real life.
Monosyllabic Words
1. Stupid (Adj.)
A）bēn B）bén C）běn D）bèn
2. Foolish
A）shā B）shá C）shǎ D）shà
3. Fxck or Fxck you
A）gān B）gán C）gǎn D）gàn
4. Pig （I know pis is smart, but when you call someone pig, it means stupid or lazy in Chinese）
A）zhū B）zhú C）zhǔ D）zhù
5. Bxtch (Adj.)
A）jiān B）jián C）jiǎn D）jiàn
Answers are in the end of the page.
Bisyllabic Words
1. Stupid person
A）zhīzhàng B）zhìzhàng
C）zhǐzhang D）zhízhǎng
2. Crazy person
A）fēngzì B）féngzi
C）fēngzi D）féngzì
3. Perverted
A）biēntai B）bièntài
C）biěntǎi D）bièntǎi
4. Pervert
A）sèláng B）sèlang
C）sěláng D）sèlǎng
5. Dregs of society
A）rénzhā B）rěnzhā
C）rénzhá D）renzhā
Answers are in the end of the page.
Polysyllabic Words
1. Mental disorder （crazy person）
A）shěnjīngbìng B）shénjīngbìng
C）shénjǐngbìng D）shěngjīngbíng
2. Coward
A）dǎnxiáoguǐ B）dānxiáoguǐ
C）dánxiáoguì D）dǎnxiǎoguǐ
3. Bookworm（it means people who only know books, but don’t know the reality）
A）shúdāizǐ B）shúdāizi
C）shūdāizǐ D）shūdāizi
4. Playboy
A）huāhuágōngzi B）huāhuāgōngzǐ
C）huāhuágōngzǐ D）huáhuágōngzǐ
5. Worthless person
A）wōnāngfèi B）wōnāngféi
C）wōnángfèi D）wōnāngfei
Answers are in the end of the page.
Answers
Monosyllabic Words: 1. D….2. C….3. D….4. A….5. D
Bisyllabic Words: 1. B….2. C….3. B….4. A….5. A
Polysyllabic Words: 1. B….2.D*….3. D….4. B….5. A
* Explanation for polysyllabic words question 2: “dǎnxiǎoguǐ” is a 3 third tones combination word. It is “dǎnxiǎo” plus “guǐ”, so the first “dǎnxiǎo” becomes “dánxiǎo”, and then both xiǎo and guǐ are third tones, so xiǎo should also change to xiáo. Therefore, the final tone is dánxiáoguǐ.
F.Y.I
In Chinese, ‘shit’ is 屎 shǐ, but it’s not commonly used. In Taiwan, to express ‘shit,’ people say ‘Kào,’ which means ‘cry’ in Taiwanese. In China, they say ‘tā mā de,’ which literally translates to ‘his mother’s.’
