Hello, friends of Web3 and blockchain technology!
Welcome to this guide to Mandarin Chinese! Here you’ll learn the "Crypto Chinese": the most popular terms, slang, and memes used by the investor community in Asia, explained with pinyin, pronunciation for Spanish speakers, and fun metaphors.
Knowing the Bull and Bear Market (认识牛市与熊市)
How is the market today? In the crypto world, the main trends are defined through two very powerful animals:
Vocabulary list:
Bull market niúshì Bull market (Bull market)
Bear market xióngshì Bear market (Bear market)
Rising shàngzhǎng Rise Increase
Downfall xiàdiē Down Fall
1. Bull market (niúshì) — Bull Market
When prices rise strongly and optimism floods the market. The metaphor comes from the bull (牛) attacking by moving its horns from bottom to top.
Pinyin: niúshì
2. Bear market (xióngshì) — Bear Market
When prices keep falling and panic or apathy reigns. It comes from the bear (熊) attacking with its claws from top to bottom.
Pinyin: xióngshì
🗣️ Pronunciation Guide for Spanish Speakers
牛市 (niúshì): Pronounce it almost like "niú-shì".
The tone of niú rises like when you ask a question in Spanish (¿Qué?).
The tone of shì is short and sharp, downward, like when you say a firm "No!".
Bear market (xióngshì): Pronounce it like "xióng-shì".
The "x" sounds soft, similar to the "sh" in English.
The tone of xióng also goes upward, imitating the curve of a bull market, but ironically it means bear!
🧠 Memory Trick (Mnemonic)
牛 (niú) sounds very similar to "New" in English.
Imagine that in the Bull Market, there are always "New ATH" (New all-time highs).
熊 (xióng) sounds a bit like "Shon".
Imagine a bear sleeping in the Bear Market because everything is "Shutdown" (turned off).
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