Internet Chinese Words

闯关, chuang guan

to challenge levels (passing obstacles in video games)

点赞, dian zan

to like (on social media)

滚, gun

go away (impolite, dismissive)

烦死, fan si

extremely annoying (to the point of driving someone crazy)

疯, feng

crazy, irrational, mentally unstable

恶心, e xin

disgusting, feeling nauseous/revolted

爹味, die wei

an overbearing/domineering attitude (masculine)

社恐, she kong

social anxiety

抬不起头, tai bu qi tou

to feel ashamed, unable to hold one’s head high

剩女, sheng nv

leftover woman

剩男, sheng nan

leftover man

出柜, chu gui

coming out

同妻, tong qi

a woman married to a man who is secretly gay

逼婚, bi hun

to pressure someone into marriage

自豪, zi hao

proud, feeling pride in oneself/one’s achievements

牵涉, qian she

to involve, to implicate in a matter or issue

低迷, di mi

low, depressed/sluggish in mood/performance/condition

指责, zhi ze

to criticize (sb for st), to blame (sb for st)

标志, biao zhi

a symbol, a sign (representing something), a landmark, distinguishing feature

试金石, shi jin shi

the touchstone, a standard/test to determine quality

应付, ying fu

to deal with, to handle (often in a superficial or insincere way)

潜台词, qian tai ci

implicit meaning, subtext, unspoken message behind someone’s words

不屑, bu xie

to disdain, to look down on, not worth one’s attention

嫉妒, ji du

to feel envy, to feel resentment toward (someone for theyr success or possessions)

诽谤, fei bang

to slander, to defame, spreading false information to damage someone’s reputation

反思, fan si

to reflect on/reconsider one’s actions/thoughts

无条件, wu tiao jian

unconditional

谴责, qian ze

to condemn/criticize severly (for immoral actions)

羡慕, xian mu

to envy, to admire

盗版, dao ban

piracy, illegal copying and distributing

泛滥, fan lan

to overflow, to spread out or become widespread in an uncontrolled way

用脚投票, yong jiao tou piao

to vote with one’s feet, to express disapproval or rejection by leaving

黑粉, hei fen

haters

燃爆, ran bao

to explode with energy or excitement

炸裂, zha lie

to explode, to burst open (used figuratively to describe something intense)

炒冷饭, chao leng fan

to recycle old ideas or content

套路, tao lu

a set routine or tactic (often a manipulative way)

酸葡萄, suan pu tao

sour grapes, to devalue something one cannot have

差评, cha ping

negative reviewer or criticism (often online)

（值得）二刷, (zhi de) er shua

to watch something again (because it’s enjoyable or worth revisiting)

诈骗, zha pian

fraud, to deceive someone for personal gain

大数据, da shu ju

big data, large and complex sets of data

隐私, yin si

privacy, personal information kept confidential

搞定, gao ding

to handle or resolve something

十八线小城, shi ba xian cheng

a small, insignificant town

吃瓜群众, chi gua qun zhong

bystanders watching drama or gossip

刷脸, shua lian

face recognition technology

沉溺（于）, chen ni (yu)

to be addicted to or immersed in something

包邮, bao you

free shipping

剁手, duo shou

to resist impulse purchases

剁手党, duo shou dang

people who shop impulsively

吃土, chi tu

to be broke after shopping (humorous)

买买买, mai mai mai

to buy uncontrollably

亲, qin

an affectionate term like dear or honey

套路, tao lu

a routine or trick often used strategically

屌丝, diao si

a loser, someone of low status

科幻, ke huan

science fiction genre

下单, xia dan

to place an order online

优势, you shi

advantage or favorable position

效率, xiao lv

efficiency in tasks

规模化, gui mo hua

scaling up

缩影, suo ying

microcosm, small-scale representation

物流, wu liu

logistics, managing flow of goods/services

救援, jiu yuan

rescue efforts

灾害, zai hai

disaster, catastrophic event

续航, xu hang

endurance, batterly life

家人们, jia ren men

informal way to say family members online

有毛病, you mao bing

to have a problem (humorous)

干嘛, gan ma

what are you doing, why

天上掉馅饼, tian shang diao xian bing

something too good to be true

关税, guan shui

tariff on goods

反制, fan zhi

countermeasure

报复, bao fu

revenge, retaliation

警告, jing gao

warning

游行, you xing

parade, protest

唱反调, chang fan diao

to contradict, to oppose

一贯作风, yi guan zuo feng

consistent behavior

薄弱之处, bo ruo zhi chu

weakness, vulnerability

内循环, nei xun huan

internal economic cycle

倒霉, dao mei

to be unlucky

给 一巴掌, gei yi ba zhang

to slap someone (metaphorically reprimand)

该怎么办就怎么办, gai zen me ban jiu zen me ban

do what needs to be done

有的是人买, you de shi ren mai

there will always be buyers

杠, gang

to argue or contradict

打算盘, da suan pan

to calculate or scheme

靠谱, kao pu

reliable or trustworthy

赢麻了, ying ma le

to win overwhelmingly

割韭菜, ge jiu cai

to exploit repeatedly (financially)

草台班子, cao tai ban zi

makeshift, unprofessional team

搬起石头砸自己的脚, ban qi shi tou za zi ji de jiao

to harm oneself through own actions

250, er bai wu

insult meaning foolish or naive

盘点, pan dian

to take stock or review

上榜, shang bang

to make the list

自嘲, zi chao

self-mockery, self-deprecating

掩盖, yan gai

to cover up or conceal

无奈, wu nai

helplessness, resignation

觉醒, jue xing

awakening, realization

牛马, niu ma

hard worker, often submissive

搬砖, ban zhuan

to do hard, repetitive work

摸鱼, mo yu

to slack off at work