Chinese Gestures VS Gestures of Your Country: Different Meaning of Hand Signs in Chinese Culture 

The 5:58 手势 comes from American Sign Language! It is a combination of the letters "I", "L", and "Y" :)

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Thank you - this was very interesting. As someone has already mentioned, the victory sign✌️with your palm facing the other person is not rude in the UK (just means victory or peace), but the other way round (with palm facing yourself) is. This gesture dates back to the hundred year war with France. The British soldiers were very good archers and the French found it more practical when they caught them just to cut off the fingers they used to pull the bow string and let them go rather than keep them as prisoners (which would have meant feeding them etc). This gesture off sticking up the first two fingers therefore became a way of mocking the French soldiers as a way of saying “look I still have my bow fingers, I can fire at you”. It’s still used as an insulting gesture these days but means more F-off.

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For: "come to me!" in Germany the right hand is held 'inside upwards' and index finger is repeatedly moved from straight to in-bowing. So it points towards the person to come and then towards one self, the person to come to. Funny thing is, that when You want a person not to come to You but to another place or person, than the hand faces downwards and the index finger remains straight, moving from start person/place to destination person/place.

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The OK sign in Brazil has a bad meaning. Here it means "as*", which can be used to tell someone off and the alikes. But, honestly, I think that with the contact with other cultures, it's slowly starting to change in people's minds, hehe. Thank you for the awesome class!

Good video, the idea of the big subtitles is very fine. Please, do more videos!

Speaking slowly I can understand. Thanks for the video I liked too

Hsieh, hsieh! After a long time I’m studying Chinese again! (A really, really long time as you can see from the Wade-Giles spelling). Your channel helps so much! Keep up the good work!👍

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Same gesture as for 6 or "call" put in front of your mouth or shaken like "you're awesome" can mean "to smoke pot/weed" )) 2:14 - AFAIK in Japan it is used to note sensitive/lover associated context (talking about secret love affairs, secret dating etc). In Russia pointing with index finger is considered to be a bad manner, but you can always point out with two or more/palm. Sometimes teachers and professors (older generations) use middle finger to point at something (connected with holding a chalk between index and thumb at the same moment). Also using middle finger to fix slipping off your nose glasses used to be casual before spreading the "f*ck" meaning of the middle finger. About "victory" gesture - in most countries it is ok, but I recall about two had issues with it. Also if "victory" is shown with the back of the hand forvard and not the palm (like on video) it means sexual related stuff and is considered rude, unless you're trying to seduce some girl in a rude manner (some like it apparently)... Also aslo if you put "victory" behind someone's head while making a pic of/with this person it can be considered rude in the context that this person got cheated on and now has "horns" (because being cheated on makes you grow horns, apparently). 3:38 - besides just "smoking" it also can mean "do you have smokes?" if you are asking someone to lend you one. 4:18 - in Russia and (probably) non-asian countries most ppl wont probably understand this gesture or will think of it as "go away". Now then if you do the same move but with your palm looking up and the hand not being so high (on the chest/belly level) - this will be understandable. 5:38 - means "money" in Russia and some other countries. 5:58 - is cursing gesture in some countries of Africa. It also can mean "cool" "rock" (as "you rock/this rocks"). 6:06 - more like running. "Driving" is usually more rounded and smooth. 6:15 - either "time is running out/it is time to..." or "what time is it?" (last meaning works at least in Russia)

Excellent video! Just to answer your questions. In England the victory sign, with the back of the hand pointed aways from your body has the a similar meaning to showing the middle finger. The ok sign with palm up with your fingers pointed towards another does have an offensive meaning. If you shake yourhand from left to right whilst doing this gesture, its meaning is more clear.

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What a nice way to spread out language. 谢谢您

About those unpleasant gestures, in the United Kingdom... 🇬🇧 2:50 This gesture is *not* unpleasant and is also used when taking pictures. It means "peace". But, *if you do it with your palm facing inwards* then it's considered vulgar. 3:50 This is used the same in the UK as in China; we also use it if we're happy with a meal. Historically it has had bad connotations but in the modern day it's harmless. 5:36 Dont worry, this is the last one 😅♥️ This is also used here but for different reasons. We use it if you really hope for something, for example if you really hope it doesn't rain. 谢谢你，我爱说汉语 ♥️🇨🇳🇬🇧

Thank you! Very amusing and interesting video 👍 I'm learning a lot with you., teachers 😊

This was great and I actually learned some new words too

真有意思，谢谢你们！

谢谢你们💗

感谢，你们两位。学了很多不了解的东西。

So good , nice

你们的视频都很有用，谢谢你们，加油吧！

excellent video ladies, 谢谢!!

I think the gesture"10“actually means 0 in China.But we actually use the cross to mean 10.

thx a lot!

谢谢老师

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The "OK" sign is rude in Brazil. (Also the "thumbs up" in some countries in the Middle East. ) The two finger sign is fine as Deng Deng gives it with palm forwards, it's only rude (in Britain at least) the other way around (although Winston Churchill often used the V for Victory sign that way round too). Excellent video by the way, thanks for all your hard work making these.

谢谢😊❤️

谢谢老师们。你们的视频又易懂又实用。

Excellent lesson and very funny!

11 / 3 / 2020 good lesson thanks .........

多谢

真的谢谢老师。:)

so good

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I really love your videos! Please

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Thanks for the videos...very informative. Is it possible to provide the dialogue script (subtitle) as they appear on your videos in PDF or any format, so we could print them?

It was so entertaining)) I am still struggling with number gestures from 6 to 9)) Now it seems that I remembered 666 liu liu liu)))

Interesting topic, thank you.

This is very helpful since I am learning a new language. However, is the high five gesture offensive in China?

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Thank you, I found this video very useful and interesting! 谢谢！

Never clicked so fast. This is real Chinese. 地道的漢語

the last one is so funny

:O we use the same gestures in my country too

短头发的小姐姐 太可爱了 。

邓邓你很可爱！

This topic is amazing! Cuz you can see natives interacting each other, I hope you keep making this type of videos, you are so nice speaking slowly for us, it most be hard for you since you're used to speak way faster in your daily life... Xie xie ni men lao shi🙏

Her name is Dengdeng? Cute.

我周围的人说话喜欢把时间放在句尾，例如“我吃鱼了今中午”。还有就是喜欢这么说“这个好好吃哟，蛋糕”。

In my country every hand gestures are same as yours except 6 to 10 from India

五海马！ 哈哈哈。谢谢您们

Italian here. At 5:58 you are doing a very offensive gesture for all Italian people! It basically means that you are saying to the other person that their partner is cheating on them! we usually do that without our thumb sticking out and showing the back of the hand, but some Italians could find it offensive either way. We also can do that gesture to drive away bad luck. We are strange folks...great video!

在我们巴西人生活中呢，"OK" 的这个手势会有两个意思。更常用是"好的"或"可以"的意思。如果你把"OK"这个手势的动作放颠倒过来，意思就变成"屁眼"。

6:25 在马来西亚我们做这个动作来表示“死"的意思。😂

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Just here for forefinger and thumb sign watched in chinese drama🤣🤣

If, in western, especially dominantly catholic regions You cross both index fingers before You, it indicates the Cross of Jesus and means: "I want to protect myself before the very evil in front of me." Quite an insult!

这么可爱 XD

The Ok hand sign is regarded an an insult in Brazil depending on how you use it. It can mean a very offensive sentence such as "滚开!".

妳們開課時甩甩手哦。😎這也是妳們特別的動作嗎？

灯灯 这是给你的 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💝💝💝💝💝

2:45 this is used by car drivers in Europe and means "what the fuck are you doing?!" :D

Lol.. 五只海马! Got me also

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Do Chinese poeple actually point their noses when referring to themselves? What I mean is this: if a Chinese person is introducing themselves to a stranger, do they do so while pointing their noses? I read about this after a quick search, so I'd apprecciate if someone could confirm that.

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五只海马？真的吗？Your "come here" gesture is different. I know the "Victory" gesture. In UK/US, the obscene gesture is the same 2 fingers, but has the hand facing the other direction (palm towards you). (手掌面向你，而不是手掌朝外.)

“零”呢？

请问这“十”不对吧？

Hello is their anyone who lives in China....I just wanna talk with them a bit.....bcoz I lv china very much....so pls talk with me

I love the Chinese language

I feel bad for the 666 thingy 😬

🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Five sea horses LOL

五隻海馬喔 😂😂😂😂😂

Notifications on!

Oh an interesting one, is the latest ( I love you) it means -the devil 😈 -in Denmark and alot of other countries as well I'm sure. If you keep the thumb in it's just rock and roll😬

🤟🏻

这个是五只海马！哈哈哈！

你们都是我最喜欢的老师，感谢你们给我援手，愿上帝保佑你们！666

五只海马 。。。。。

哦 立碑 他家 必得

😂👌💯

Just saying there other ways to do 10 And also pointing out ur pinky can also mean ur small At least that’s what I heard :p

👌在韩国是钱💰

Xiè xiè èr wèi Lǎo Shī men💞💞😘😘😍

Ko có dạy cho ng việt ak cj

Two finger means Peace

The ,,OK" and the ,,V" sign, as well as the last hand sign for 'ai' (love), are considered Satanic in Christianity, especially Orthodox Christianity. You'll never see me making those signs 😅😂. The V ✌️ represents the horns 👿 of the devil, the OK 👌 stands for 666 (the number of the devil), and the 'ai' 🤟 sign represents horns as well. This sign 🤟🤘 is often used by popular rock bands to mean ,,rock n roll" as well, but it is said that they also use it to declare their allegiance to the devil (certain bands that delve in the occult admit to this). Maybe you'll find it interesting. 😊

Is this video sped up? Seems like 120% speed 😂

Your video is so interesting and cute. But be aware if you ever travel in Greece do not ever do the 五 gesture! Actually it is an insulting gesture for us !🥴 . Long story in the old times when judges found someone guilty they used this gesture to smudge the face of the thief with ashes 😁

five horses hahaha so funny

这个OK的手势在法国也可以表示0。所以人肯能表示自己没用的人。

I saw often Chinese people telling or explaining something while holding up the right finger in about shoulder height. What about that?

"六"的手势动作在泰国表示"水牛"的意思 是骂人 歧视的

👌这个动作在我的国家是OK，但是在别的国家这个动作没有礼貌的意思。