Chinese 101: 光棍&单身狗，How to say “I’m single” in Chinese
Language Tips：Useful and unique Chinese animal-related expressions
Dialogue:
A：你有女朋友了吗？
Nǐ yǒu nǚ péng yǒu le ma?
Do you have a girlfriend?
B：没有，我还是个光棍儿. 你呢？
Méi yǒu, wǒ hái shì gè guāng gùn-er. Nǐ ne?
Not yet, I’m still single, how about you?
A：我也还是只单身狗。
Wǒ yě hái shì zhī dān shēn gǒu.
I’m still a single dog, either.
Words & expressions:
【女朋友】nǚ péng yǒu：girlfriend
【光棍】guāng gùn：single (especially for male)
【单身】dān shēn：single
【狗】gǒu：dog
