俚语 (lǐ yǔ) — slang; colloquial expression

Definition

Examples

• 这句话是典型的俚语，日常对话中很常用。
  Zhè jù huà shì diǎn xíng de lǐ yǔ, rì cháng duì huà zhōng hěn cháng yòng.
  This sentence is a typical slang expression that is very common in everyday conversation.
• 你最好少用俚语，在正式场合不太合适。
  Nǐ zuì hǎo shǎo yòng lǐ yǔ, zài zhèng shì chǎng hé bú tài hé shì.
  You'd better use less slang; it's not very appropriate in formal settings.
• 这本小说里用了很多俚语，读起来很生动。
  Zhè běn xiǎo shuō lǐ yòng le hěn duō lǐ yǔ, dú qǐ lái hěn shēng dòng.
  This novel uses a lot of slang, making it very vivid to read.

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