EP112 卖萌 Acting Cute

 Chinese 101: Talk about someone who is good at “acting cute”

 

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Dialogue:

 

A:我好喜欢那个女明星!她好可爱,好会卖萌啊!

 

wǒ hǎo xǐ huān nà gè nǚ míng xīng !tā hǎo kě ài ,hǎo huì mài méng ā!

 

I love that star! She is so pretty, she is so good at acting cute!

 

B:我觉得卖萌不是本领,我还是喜欢有实力的。

 

wǒ jiào dé mài méng bú shì běn lǐng ,wǒ hái shì xǐ huān yǒu shí lì de 。

 

I don’t think acting cute is a skill, I like people who are real professional.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【明星】míng xīng:star

 

【可爱】kě ài: cute, pretty

 

【会】huì: can, be good at

 

【卖】mài: sell

 

【萌】méng:cute

 

【本领】běn lǐng: skill, ability, capability

 

【实力】shí lì: actual strength; strength