反动 or 反动份子 (reactionary)

kimiik
 December 07, 2009, 03:02 PM posted in General Discussion

That's not a real slang word but 反动份子 (fǎndòngfènzi) when used satirically by a westerner seems to be quite disconcerting. Besides its original meaning I wonder what could be its modern meaning ?

eg: 你这个反动份子 !

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changye
 December 07, 2009, 04:17 PM

不听话！

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kimiik
 December 07, 2009, 04:33 PM

Hi Changye,

That's exactly the point here. I also didn't hear it in a conversation but during an argument it just "popped to my mind" ...

(correction)

What do you mean by "不听话" ? Disobedience ?

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kimiik
 December 07, 2009, 05:05 PM

Ok I think I now get the meaning behind "不听话" : not listen to what is said ... being difficult or annoying.

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changye
 December 07, 2009, 05:28 PM

Hi kimiik

That's right. So "这个孩子很听话" means "This child is reasonable."

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kimiik
 December 07, 2009, 06:09 PM

Yes, when you put it in a sentence the meaning is obvious. But as an exclamation ... that was confusing.