Chinese B1: The Slang Textbooks Skip
30 cards of the Chinese internet and youth slang that never appears in an HSK textbook but runs every group chat, Weibo thread and Bilibili comment section. Intermediate level — you already know the characters, you just have never been taught what they mean together. Front is the term with pinyin, back is the English sense.
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#1
Q:666 liù liù liù
- A:awesome, seriously skilled
#2
Q:无语 wúyǔ
- A:speechless, done with this
#3
Q:yyds
- A:the GOAT, the best ever
#4
Q:xswl
- A:LMAO (笑死我了)
#5
Q:服了 fúle
- A:unbelievable, I give up on you
#6
Q:大佬 dàlǎo
- A:a big shot, the expert in the room
#7
Q:小白 xiǎobái
- A:a total beginner, a noob
#8
Q:网红 wǎnghóng
- A:an influencer
#9
Q:打工人 dǎgōngrén
- A:a wage grinder, a working stiff
#10
Q:摸鱼 mōyú
- A:slacking off on the clock
#11
Q:社恐 shèkǒng
- A:too anxious to socialize
#12
Q:社牛 shèniú
- A:fearless in any social setting
#13
Q:佛系 fóxì
- A:unbothered, zero ambition
#14
Q:吃瓜 chīguā
- A:watching the drama, popcorn in hand
#15
Q:单身狗 dānshēngǒu
- A:forever alone (self-mocking)
#16
Q:拉黑 lāhēi
- A:to block someone
#17
Q:已读不回 yǐdú bùhuí
- A:to leave someone on read
#18
Q:emo了 emo le
- A:feeling low, in a mood
#19
Q:上头 shàngtóu
- A:hooked, can't stop
#20
Q:内卷 nèijuǎn
- A:pointless grinding competition
#21
Q:躺平 tǎngpíng
- A:to lie flat — opt out of the race
#22
Q:摆烂 bǎilàn
- A:to stop trying, let it rot
#23
Q:种草 zhòngcǎo
- A:to make someone want to buy it
#24
Q:剁手 duòshǒu
- A:a hopeless online shopper
#25
Q:翻车 fānchē
- A:to flop publicly
#26
Q:社死 shèsǐ
- A:social death — pure mortification
#27
Q:破防 pòfáng
- A:that hit right in the feels
#28
Q:真香 zhēnxiāng
- A:eating your words
#29
Q:凡尔赛 fán'ěrsài
- A:a humblebrag
#30
Q:舔狗 tiǎngǒu
- A:a simp