Helpful Chinese Words When Watching IDOL PRODUCER ✧
*To get a better understanding on how tones (the little marks on the letters) work when speaking Mandarin, HERE is a guide from Idol Producer :)
偶像 | Ǒu Xiàng = Idol
练习生 | Liànxí Shēng = Trainee
*The show is called “Ǒu Xiàng Liàn Xí Shēng”. lit. meaning “Idol Trainee”
练习 | Liànxí = To train, practice
全名制作人 | Quán Míng Zhì Zuò Rén = National Producers
等级 | Děngjí = Rank, grade *eg. A Děngjí, B Děngjí etc.
准备 | Zhǔnbèi = Prepare
努力 | Nǔlì = Work Hard
舞台 | Wǔ Tái = Stage
编舞 | Biān Wǔ = Choreography
舞蹈 | Wǔ Dǎo = Dance (noun)
跳舞 | Tiào Wǔ = To dance, dancing (verb)
唱歌 | Chàng Gē = Singing
说唱 | Shuō Chàng = Chinese word for ‘Rap’. lit. meaning “talk sing”
表演 | Biǎoyǎn = Performance
*Can be added to end of actions to describe the type of performance.
eg. “WǔDǎo Biǎoyǎn” = Dance Performance
“ShuōChàng Biǎoyǎn” = Rap performance
老师 | Lǎoshī = Teacher
导师 | Dǎoshī = Mentor
*Both can be added to end of words to describe one’s area of teaching.
eg. Jieqiong and Chengxiao are both “WǔDǎo Lǎoshī” (Dance Teacher)
Jackson and MC Jin are both “ShuōChàng Dǎoshī” (Rap Mentor)
歌曲 | Gēqǔ = Song
歌词 | Gēcí = Lyric
风格 | Fēnggé = Style *eg. WǔDǎo Fēnggé (Dance Style)
团队 | Tuánduì = Team
C位 | C Wèi = C Position (Center)
主唱 | Zhǔ Chàng = Main Vocal
主舞 | Zhǔ Wǔ = Main Dancer
队长 | Duìzhǎng = Leader
队友 | Duìyǒu = Teammate
担当 | Dāndāng = In charge of, responsibility
*Often used in member’s introduction when saying their roles.
eg. Vocal Dāndāng, WǔDǎo (Dance) Dāndāng etc.
对 | Duì = Yes, correct
对不起 | Duìbùqǐ = Sorry
谢谢 | Xiè Xiè = Thank You
开始 | Kāishǐ = Start
帅 | Shuài = Handsome
酷 | Kù = Cool
可爱 | Kě ài = Cute
性感 | Xìng Gǎn = Sexy
粉丝 | Fěnsī = Fans
投票 | Tóu Piào = Voting
排名 | Pái Míng = Ranking
挑战 | Tiǎo Zhàn = Challenge
任务 | Rèn Wù = Mission, task
出道 | Chū Dào = Debut
加油 | Jiāyóu = Go! Come on! etc.
*Equivalent of the Korean ‘Fighting’ or ‘Ganbatte’ in Japanese. lit. meaning ‘to add oil’
幸苦了 | Xīnkǔle = Often said at the end of the day. lit. meaning ‘tired’ ‘you’ve worked hard’
前辈 | Qiánbèi = Senior (Sunbae, Senpai etc.)
后辈 | Hòubèi = Junior (Hoobae, Kouhai etc.)
哥哥 | Gēgē = Older Brother
姐姐 | Jiějiě = Older Sister
弟弟 | Dìdì = Younger Brother
妹妹 | Mèimei = Younger Sister
*Gēgē etc. can be added to the end of names, similar to the Korean ‘-Hyung’. A more mature way of calling someone is to shorten it to just ‘-Gē’ ‘-Jiě’ etc.
*Adding 们 (men) at the end turns these into plural form, eg. “Gēgē men” (the older brothers) “Lǎoshī men” (the teachers) etc.
越努力, 越幸运 | Yuè Nǔlì, Yuè XìngYùn
The harder you work, the luckier you are. ❤❤❤