Top Ten Popular Daily Chinese Words（5） 拼 (Pīn) To Put Together or to Unite Meaning and Usage “ 拼 (pīn)” originally means to put together or to unite. Recently, “ 拼 (pīn)” means that people work together to accomplish certain objectives. For instance, some popular daily Chinese words starting with “拼 (pīn)” appeared. 拼车 (pīn chē ) means “ carpool,” where 车 means car. 拼游 (pīn yóu) means “ to travel together, ” where 游 means to travel. 拼吃 (pīn chī ) means “ to eat together,” where 吃 means to eat. 拼住 (pīn zhù ) means “ share a room,” where 住 means to live. Examples A: 嗨，你也在人民路上班吗？我经常见你步行去那儿呢。 Hēi, nǐ yě zài Rén mín lù shàng bān ma? Wǒ jīng cháng jiàn nǐ bù xíng qù nà r ne. Hi, do you work on Renmin Road? I often saw you go there on foot. B: 是呀，我刚搬来这儿不久, 还没有找到合适拼车的人。 Shì ya, wǒ gāng bān lái zhè r bù jiǔ , hái méi yǒu zhǎo dào hé shì pīn chē de rén. Yes, I just moved here recently, and I haven’t found the right person to carpool with. A: 那你愿意和我拼车吗？我也在人民路上班。 Nà nǐ yuàn yìhé wǒ pīn chē ma? Wǒ yě zài Rén mín lù shàng bān. Are you willing to carpool with me? I also work on Renmin Road. 给力 (gěi lì) Cool/Great Origin " 给力 (gěi lì)" was probably one of the most " 流行 (liú xíng) popular" new phrases in the Chinese language in 2010. It is an expression deriving from the Manlam dialect and it means "awesome" or "very good." It spread widely during the period of 2010 World Cup because it expresses excitement of the soccer fans. If we choose words from modern English to explain the expression, "awesome," "cool," and "exciting" are suitable choices. Foreign media sometimes translate it literally as "giving power." Interestingly, it was not " 给力 " but it was the antonym " 不给力 (bù gěi lì)" that was popular on the Internet at first. In fact, " 给力 " is an ancient word in the Chinese language. It describes how government authorities used to pay for their officials with servants. More specifically, the royal government gave different officials different numbers of servants depending on the rank of the officials. These servants provided free household services or worked in the fields for the officials. Example 1. A: 昨天晚上你看 NBA 比赛了吗？ Zuó tiān wǎn shang nǐ kàn NBA bǐ sài le ma? Did you watch the NBA game last night? B: 当然。湖人队太给力了。 Dāng rán. Hú rén duì tài gěi lì le. Of course. The L