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Very Cool, Very Ok

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ID: 4320 Newbie
In this episode, Chi introduces how the words "cool", "low", and "ok" are used in Western and Eastern contexts. Spoiler alert: They might not mean what you think they mean!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
很 hěn very, quite
寂寞 jìmò lonely; lonesome
一个人 yīgerén by oneself; alone (without company)
习惯 xíguàn habit; to be used to
张震岳-OK
zhāngzhènyuè 张震岳- -OK OK
Zhang Zhenyue - OK (song title)
寂寞很OK一个人OK习惯就OK
jìmò 寂寞hěn 很OK OKyīgèrén 一个人OK OKxíguàn 习惯jiù 就OK OK
Loneliness is fine, being alone is fine. It'll be ok once we're used to it.
我今天觉得自己很low
wǒ 我jīntiān 今天juéde 觉得zìjǐ 自己hěn 很low low
I feel like low-class today.
你怎么对我这么酷
nǐ 你zěnme 怎么duì 对wǒ 我zhème 这么kù 酷
How could you be so cold to me.
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