倍儿爽

倍兒爽
bèirshuǎng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 super refreshing
  2. 2 absolutely great
  3. 3 totally awesome (colloquial)

Examples

Dà rè tiān lái píng bīng kělè, bèirshuǎng!
An ice-cold Coke on a scorching day — so refreshing!
Zhè zhōumò guò de bèirshuǎng.
This weekend was awesome.
Yóuyǒng wán chūlai bèirshuǎng.
Coming out of the pool feels amazing.

Tips

register
倍儿 (super) + (refreshing / pleasurable) = the archetypal Beijing compliment for food, weather, or a good experience. Feels more visceral than 特别 carries a sensory, body-feels-good charge.

In Pop Culture

倍儿爽 Bèirshuǎng
Bei'er Shuang (2014 CCTV New Year Gala song)
Singer-songwriter 大张伟 performed 倍儿爽 at the 2014 Spring Festival Gala; the chorus 我的心情倍儿爽 became a nationwide catchphrase and pushed Beijing 倍儿 slang into everyone's vocabulary overnight.

Stroke Order

bèi
ér
shuǎng