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Written by Chamcen Liu, edited by Hollie Sowden (Team!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese Internet Slang is changing frequently, but it’s a great thing to know if you use Chinese websites or services such as Weibo or Wechat (and want to be cool). Quite frankly, even if you don’t use either of those, learning new slang is just fun. Below are 8 of the most current and popular slang words used online in China, although some of them have also made their way over to the West, which is just duang!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you know of any other Popular Chinese Internet Slang words that you want to share with us, please post them in the comments section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to find out more about the characters used in the words, phrases and sentences you can click on the links associated with each that take you to the Online Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5c0f\u9c9c\u8089<\/a> (xi\u01ceo xi\u0101n r\u00f2u) <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Literally translated to \u2018small fresh meat\u2019, this new Chinese phrase describes young men between the ages of 15 and 25. They\u2019re often handsome with muscles, but still seemingly innocent.
Chinese girls are going crazy over new US model, Lucky Blue Smith, who fits the description of \u5c0f\u9c9c\u8089. Although there is no direct translation of this word into English it\u2019s probably comparable to the word \u2018hunk\u2019 as in a \u2018hunk of meat\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u5c0f\u9c9c\u80892\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Example sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u8fd9\u90e8\u7535\u5f71\u7684\u7537\u89d2\u662f\u6700\u8fd1\u5f88\u7ea2\u7684\u4e00\u4e2a\u5c0f\u9c9c\u8089\u3002
(zh\u00e8 b\u00f9 di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng de n\u00e1n ju\u00e9 sh\u00ec zu\u00ec j\u00ecn h\u011bn h\u00f3ng de y\u012b g\u00e8 xi\u01ceo xi\u0101n r\u00f2u)
The leading actor of this movie is such a hunk!
View the sentence breakdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u840c\u840c\u54d2<\/a> (m\u00e9ng m\u00e9ng d\u0101) <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Originally used on a Chinese website to describe someone weird and in need of medication, this phrase now means cute. It is most often used to describe something, usually an animal, or somebody that is extremely cute. Sometimes, adults use this to describe themselves when they do something childish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people might describe the following images as \u840c\u840c\u54d2…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u840c\u840c\u54d2\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

awwww….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u840c\u840c\u54d22\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Example sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u6211\u4eca\u5929\u5fd8\u4e86\u5403\u836f\uff0c\u611f\u89c9\u81ea\u5df1\u840c\u840c\u54d2\uff01
(w\u01d2 j\u012bn ti\u0101n w\u00e0ng le ch\u012b y\u00e0o, g\u01cen ju\u00e9 z\u00ec j\u01d0 m\u00e9ng m\u00e9ng d\u0101!)
I forgot to take my medicine today, I feel that I cannot be more endearing!
View the sentence breakdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5fc3\u585e <\/a>(x\u012bn s\u0101i) <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The complete version of this hot Chinese phrase is \u5fc3\u808c\u6897\u585e<\/a> (x\u012bn j\u012b g\u011bng s\u00e8), but is commonly used as \u5fc3\u585e for short. \u5fc3\u808c\u6897\u585e literally means heart attack, and has become popular this year amongst netizens. It is less about physical pain but is often used to describe an extremely painful or negative feeling caused by something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The character \u585e<\/a> has two meanings and two pronunciations. The first meaning that can be seen in \u5fc3\u808c\u6897\u585e (heart attack) is ‘to stop up’ and uses the pinyin ‘s\u00e8’. However, often when netizens play on words to create new meanings the pronunciation may be changed to better suit the feeling or intent. So, once the original \u5fc3\u808c\u6897\u585e is shorted to \u5fc3\u585e, the pronunciation of \u585e becomes s\u0101i. According to Chamcen, this this is done usually to suggest the phrase or slang is less serious than its actual meaning (to have an actual heart attack) and also becomes more comfortable to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at the picture below, you can see the figure with the plunger over the heart. Plunger in Chinese is \u9a6c\u6876\u585e<\/a> (m\u01ce t\u01d2ng s\u0101i). The third character \u585e, is the same one found in \u5fc3\u585e and adds to the humour and lighthearted nature of the slang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u5fc3\u585e\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Example sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u8fd9\u90e8\u5267\u7684\u53cd\u6d3e\u6700\u540e\u8fd8\u6d3b\u7740\uff0c\u771f\u8ba9\u4eba\u5fc3\u585e\u3002
(zh\u00e8 b\u00f9 j\u00f9 de f\u01cen p\u00e0i zu\u00ec h\u00f2u h\u00e1i hu\u00f3 zhe, zh\u0113n r\u00e0ng r\u00e9n x\u012bn s\u0101i.)
The villain of the show is still alive, I feel like I\u2019m having a heart attack.
View the sentence breakdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duang!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Duang! is simply an onomatopoeic sound used to emphasize how amazing something is.
The word recently became popular when a fake shampoo advertisement endorsed by Jackie Chan was re edited with the popular \u201cmagical\u201d song \u2018\u6211\u7684\u6ed1\u677f\u978b\u2019 (w\u01d2 de hu\u00e1 b\u01cen xi\u00e9), \u2018My Skateboard Shoes\u2019. Duang! is used to describe the effect of Jackie Chan\u2019s hair after he has used the shampoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can watch the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n