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第3章 Impression of Beijingers

Characters of Beijingers

Warm, sanguine, humorous, sincere, magnanimous, experienced and knowledgeable, Beijingers are gifted with a touch of kindness, fond of chatting and love to defend their "faces". Beijing ladies are elegant and tasteful.

Beijingers are good at banter

Banter is an important part of Beijingers" humor. With goodnatured raillery, Beijingers are fond of exchanging light, playful and teasing remarks that are full of passion for life.

A taste of Beijing dialect

Beijing dialect — jing qiang — is musical, expressive and easy to understand. The standard Chinese, or putonghua , and pinyin are based on the Beijing dialect. The most impressive feature of Beijing dialect is the suffix "er ". Here are some examples:

Jīnr : today.

Dou ji língr : be boastful,a derogatory term.

Could you send a letter for me, please?

Láo jià : ask someone for favor.

Maor nì : a dark secret kept from everyone.

Cuō huǒr: be angry but do not let it out.

Dòu le : joking.

Císhi : solid, strong, reliable.

Shuàn rén : play tricks on others, fail to keep one"s word.

Tào cí : network, trying to establish a relationship for one"s own benefit.

Pín zuǐ : speak garrulously.

Méi zhé : nothing can be done.

Huáng le : to no avail.

We are very close together.

Bèir hao : very good.

Bié jie : don"t do that.

Pín zuǐ : speak garrulously.

Lìu w??nr : take a walk.

Diānr : take leave.

T??ng lóu zi: invite trouble.

B??i le : the relationship is broken.

Kōu ménr : stingy, avaricious.

Yóur :wily, well versed in ways of the world.

Lìu zǎo :morning exercises.

Nà zhǔr : someone who shouldn"t be offended.

Dòu mèn zi : joking.

Zán liǎ shuí gēn shuí:We are on very close terms.

sculpture Suí suí : beauty.

Mǎn shì jiè: everywhere.

Dà lǎo yé menr: men.

Bá fènr: excel.

Liàn: confront.

Gē menr: buddies.