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Today we will learn about the word, 财 (cai).

财 refers to wealth.
It is commonly used together with other words such as
财经 (cai jin) which refers to finance
理财 (li cai) which refers to finance management.

福（fu）means good fortune, blessing, happiness.
So 福（fu）is associated with Chinese New Year and Chinese people always hang the printing of 福（fu）at the entrance of homes.

An interesting thing about the word 福 is that there is衣 一 口 田 in character 福（fu). 衣 means clothes, 一 口 means one, 田 means fields, that means there is sufficient food and clothes which is happiness. We all desire happiness, such as good health, longevity, prospering business.

Hence 福（fu）means that I wish you the best of luck and ever_increasing happiness as the years go by.

矫情 (jiao qing) is used to describe someone who intentionally does stuff to obtain the pity or empathy from another individual.

娇气 (jiao qi) is used to describe someone who is fragile (in a derogatory manner); someone who is unable to tolerate any suffering or pain. This is also commonly used to refer to people who has the 'princess' attitude whereby everything is their life has been done for them and thus are unable or unwilling to fend for themselves.

聪明 (cong ming) means smart or clever or wise.

So it can be used to compliment someone like:

"你好聪明！“ （ni hao cong ming)

What does 被圈粉 (bei quan fen) mean?

圈粉 refers to someone using various methods to expand one's social network following such as on Youtube, Instagram or Weibo. Afterall, in this day and age, the more fans or followers that one has on their social media, the more influence or power they have. It is now recognised as a form of capital.

Therefore, 被圈粉 is then used when you like someone, and use all the ways and means to support that person -- similar to how a fan supports their idols.

Everyone wants to be able to create their own happiness.

If you like to express that in Mandarin Chinese, you can consider using the phrase:

"我创造自己的幸福"
wo chuan zao zi ji de xin fu

创造 refers to create
自己 refers to ownself
幸福 refers to happiness

Alternatively, there is also a phrase that you can use:

"快乐之权，操之在己”
kuàilè zhī quán, cāo zhī zài jǐ.

This would translate to “One’s right to be happy lies in his/her own actions.

When someone approaches you and says "你人生开挂！“, they are complimenting you!

So what does 人生开挂 (ren sheng kai gua) actually mean?

It is actually used to describe that a person's life is very smooth sailing, and doesn't have much problems in life. Even if problems arises, it can be easily solved and so, the person is able to live life without much pressure or effort. Usually used in a context of complimenting someone else and saying that they have reached the pinnacle of achievements.

1. Master the alphabet

When learning a language, you are usually taught how to pronounce every word of the alphabet. But I know that most people miss the first day of the language course, thereby missing this part. My advice, make sure you can pronounce all the letters, correctly.

2. Listen to and watch a lot of content

Accurate Translation:
1. 但是 (dan shi)
English pronunciation: dunshr

2. 然而 (ran er)
English pronunciation: raner

3. 不过 (bu guo)
English pronunciation: bugur

If you mean “however many…” it would be 无论多少 (wu lun duo shao)

Example in a sentence:
ENGLISH: "However hard it may be, we must do our best."
MANDARIN: "不管多难, 我们都要尽我们最大的努力去做。"

6 is a popular online term. The digital simplification language that has become popular in the LOL game is the homophonic number of the spoken word "slip". The interpretation of slip is probably slippery, but in spoken language, it is the proficiency of expressing a thing. For example, your Chinese is very slippery, meaning that you speak Chinese very well. You play cards very slippery, meaning You play cards very well, you are very familiar with the card hero. Similarly, your study is very slippery, meaning that your academic performance is very good.