你很性感
nǐ hěn xìnggǎn
The phrase 'you're hot' is translated into Chinese as 你很性感 (nǐ hěn xìnggǎn).
This phrase is used to tell someone that they are sexually attractive. Depending on who you are addressing and the level of intensity you want to convey, other options exist: you might say 你好帅 (Nǐ hǎo shuài) to tell a man he looks handsome or 你好漂亮 (Nǐ hǎo piàoliang) to tell a woman she looks beautiful.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 你很性感 is composed of 你 (you), 很 (very) and 性感 (sexy).
Which one should you use?
While 你很性感 is the standard way to express that someone is sexy, the phrase 你很辣 (nǐ hěn là) serves as a more colloquial and slangy way to say someone is 'hot' in a provocative sense.
How do you pronounce it?
nǐ hěn xìnggǎn
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use 你很热 (nǐ hěn rè) to mean someone is sexually attractive. While this sounds similar to the English concept of being 'hot', in Chinese it actually means the person feels physically hot or has a high body temperature.
Did you know?
- The slang term for 'hot' 辣 (là) literally means 'spicy' and is the same word used to describe the taste of chili peppers.
- In Chinese, the word for 'sexy' 性感 (xìnggǎn) literally translates to 'sex feeling' or 'gender feeling'.
- If you describe someone as 火辣 (huǒlà), you are combining the characters for 'fire' and 'spicy' to amplify the 'hotness'.
Examples in context
- 你很性感。Nǐ hěn xìnggǎn.You're hot.
- 穿这件晚礼服的你很性感。Chuān zhè jiàn wǎn lǐ fú de nǐ hěn xìnggǎn.You look hot in this evening gown.
- 我觉得你很性感。Wǒ juéde nǐ hěn xìnggǎn.I think you are hot.
Example conversation
A couple is getting ready for a date.
- 志强 Zhiqiang梓涵，你很性感。Zǐhán, nǐ hěn xìnggǎn.Zihan, you're hot.
- 梓涵 Zihan真的吗？谢谢你，志强。Zhēnde ma? Xièxie nǐ, Zhìqiáng.Really? Thank you, Zhiqiang.
- 志强 Zhiqiang这件裙子非常适合你。Zhè jiàn qúnzi fēicháng shìhé nǐ.This dress suits you perfectly.
- 梓涵 Zihan我也觉得你很帅。Wǒ yě juéde nǐ hěn shuài.I think you're handsome too.
