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吉利

Jí lì / jí lì
HSK 6

English Meaning

(Jí lì) Geely, Chinese car make | (jí lì) auspicious; lucky; propitious

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听起来不是很吉利啊
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“That name sounds like a terrible omen, are you sure about this?”

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叫终点网文 终点网文

“called Zhongdian Web Fiction. Zhongdian Web Fiction?”

“It doesn't sound auspicious.”

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现在这个网络小说 都很烧钱吗

“Is doing web fiction something that costs a lot of money?”

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不能杀人 不能杀人 不吉利呀
HSK 7 00:03
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那就不要怪我们不客气了

“Then don't blame us for being impolite.”

“No killing! No killing! It's unlucky!”

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就是因为日子好才要 杀了人要见血

“It's precisely because it's an auspicious day that we should... Killing draws blood!”

《云秀行》 · crisis_and_conflict
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总是不太吉利的啊
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't do that—it invites bad luck and ruins the celebratory atmosphere.”

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这白刃架脖子

“having a blade at my neck”

“isn't very auspicious, right?”

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我觉得这样就合适了 喜庆

“I think it's better now. It's festive.”

《云秀行》 · daily_life
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