REAL INTERNET CHINESE
blood pressure going up
this is making me genuinely mad, my temper is climbing notch by notch
- Who can you say it to?
- Friends and coworkers Normal among people your own age. Skip it with elders, clients and officials.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Your uncle restarts the lecture, the group chat rehashes the same argument, the driver ahead brakes for nothing. You rub your temples and report dryly: my blood pressure is rising. Wry and self-aware, not yet furious, but visibly on the way there.
Hear it in the wild
Bié zài niàn le, wǒ xuèyā shàngshēng le.
Stop nagging, my blood pressure is climbing.
Yí kàn zhè jiàgé wǒ xuèyā shàngshēng.
One look at that price and my blood pressure spikes.
Quick answers
What does 血压上升 mean?
this is making me genuinely mad, my temper is climbing notch by notch
When do people say 血压上升?
Your uncle restarts the lecture, the group chat rehashes the same argument, the driver ahead brakes for nothing. You rub your temples and report dryly: my blood pressure is rising. Wry and self-aware, not yet furious, but visibly on the way there.
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