This Halloween, make sure you scare your neighbors with your costumes rather than your failing Chinese. These freaky phrases will have you chatting confidently about the scariest time of year in no time.
Even better, these terms will help you out if you need to stock up on last-minute Halloween costumes on Taobao or Jingdong.
The basics
Halloween 万圣节 wànshèngjié
Happy Halloween 万圣节快乐 wànshèngjié kuàilè
Halloween costume 万圣节服装 wànshèngjié fúzhuāng
Jack o’ lantern 南瓜灯 nánguā dēng
Trick or Treat 不给糖就捣蛋 bù gĕi táng jiù dăodàn
Decorations 装饰 zhuāngshì
Spooky things to do
Haunted house 鬼屋 guĭwū
Ghost stories 鬼故事 guĭgùshì
Horror movies 恐怖电影 kŏngbù diànyĭng
Bobbing for apples 咬苹果游戏 yăo píngguŏ yóuxì
Scary monsters and spooky sprites
Monster 怪物 guàiwù
Witch 女巫 nüwū
Vampire 吸血鬼 xīxuèguĭ
Werewolf 狼人 lángrén
Frankenstein 科学怪人 kēkuéguàirén
Ghost 鬼 guĭ
Mummy 木乃伊 mùnăiyī
Zombie 僵尸 jiāngshī
Skeleton 骷髅 kūlóu
Demon 恶魔 èmó
Devil 魔鬼 móguĭ
Making (creepy) conversation
What are you doing for Halloween? 你打算怎么过万圣节？nĭ dăsuàn zĕnmeguò wànshèngjié?
Are you going to a Halloween party？你去万圣节派对吗？nĭ qù wànshèngjié pàiduì ma?
Do you like scary movies? 你喜欢看恐怖电影吗？nĭ xĭhuān kŏngbù diànyĭng ma?
What’s your favorite scary movie？你最喜欢哪部恐怖电影？nĭ zuì xĭhuān nă bù kŏngbù diànyĭng?
What are you going to dress up as? 你要打扮成什么？nĭ yào dăbàn chéng shénma?
I’m going to dress up as… 我要打扮成… wŏ yào dăbàn chéng…
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