Intermediate - Antiperspirant in China (C0929)

A 你在喷香水啊?
nǐ zài pēn xiāngshuǐ a?
Are you wearing cologne?
B 不是,是止汗剂。
bù shì, shì zhǐhànjì.
No, its antiperspirant.
A 你汗很多吗?
nǐ hàn hěn duō ma?
Do you sweat a lot?
B 多,不用止汗剂,臭死了。
duō, bù yòng zhǐhànjì, chòu sǐ le.
Yes. If I don't use antiperspirant, I stink.
A 这个东西有用吗?
zhè ge dōngxi yǒuyòng ma?
Does it work?
B 还可以,但是有点儿贵。
hái kěyǐ, dànshì yǒudiǎnr guì.
It's not bad, but it is a little pricey.
A 多少钱?
duōshao qián?
How much is it?
B 一小瓶要几十块。
yī xiǎopíng yào jǐshí kuài.
A small one is several dollars.
A 啊?
ǎ?
Huh?
B 不过总比身上臭好。
bùguò zǒng bǐ shēnshàng chòu hǎo.
Yeah but it's better than smelling bad.
A 嗯,我也去买一瓶。我女朋友老说我有汗臭。
ng4, wǒ yě qù mǎi yī píng. wǒ nǚpéngyou lǎo shuō wǒ yǒu hànchòu.
Hmm, I'll have to get some. My girlfriend is always telling me I have B.O.

Key Vocabulary

pēn to spray
香水 xiāngshuǐ perfume
止汗剂 zhǐhànjì antiperspirant
hàn to sweat
chòu to stink
有用 yǒuyòng useful
还可以 hái kěyǐ not bad
但是 dànshì but
guì expensive
in comparison with
lǎo always
汗臭 hànchòu body odor

Supplementary Vocabulary

除臭剂 chúchòujì air freshener
香体剂 xiāngtǐjì deodorant
出汗 chūhàn to sweat
狐臭 húchòu body odor
气味 qìwèi smell
液体 yètǐ liquid
固体 gùtǐ solid