{"id":183436,"date":"2016-02-18T04:41:04","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T09:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/mandarin-slang\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T05:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T10:26:52","slug":"mandarin-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/mandarin-slang\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Mandarin Chinese Slang Words You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning Mandarin Chinese slang words will greatly improve your day-to-day communication<\/a> with native speakers. Plus, you’ll be up to date with <\/span>trending Chinese pop culture, which is constantly changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are\u00a052 Chinese<\/span>\u00a0slang words you’ll hear in conversations and online.<\/p>\n

[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Chinese<\/th>Pinyin<\/th>Meaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u4e5d\u56db <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ji\u01d4 s\u00ec<\/i><\/td>Exactly \/ I know<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e8c\u767e\u4e94 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>\u00e8r b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/i><\/td>Idiot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td><\/td>Younger sister \/ Girl (who is pretty)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PMP <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td><\/td>Suck up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u963f\u732b\u963f\u72d7 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>\u0101 m\u0101o \u0101 g\u01d2u<\/i><\/td>Any Tom, Dick or Harry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7b97\u4e86 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>su\u00e0n le<\/i><\/td>Forget it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u53bb\u4f60\u7684 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>q\u00f9 n\u01d0 de<\/i><\/td>Go away \/ Screw you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e0d\u548b\u7684 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>b\u00f9 z\u01ce di<\/i><\/td>Not great<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u7231\u8c01\u8c01 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>\u00e0i sh\u00e9i sh\u00e9i<\/i><\/td>Whatever<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u624d\u4e0d\u5462 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>c\u00e1i b\u00f9 ne<\/i><\/td>No way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e11\u516b\u602a <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ch\u01d2u b\u0101 gu\u00e0i<\/i><\/td>Ugly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u82b1\u5fc3 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>hu\u0101 x\u012bn<\/i><\/td>Player \/ Fickle-hearted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u571f <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>t\u01d4<\/i><\/td>Unfashionable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6ca1\u95e8\u513f <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>m\u00e9i m\u00e9nr<\/i><\/td>Not a chance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u773c\u76ae\u5e95\u4e0b <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>y\u01cen p\u00ed d\u01d0 xia<\/i><\/td>Right under one's nose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u56e7 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ji\u01d2ng<\/i><\/td>Blah \/ Ugh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6211\u770b\u884c <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>w\u01d2 k\u00e0n x\u00edng<\/i><\/td>I think it's okay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6253\u9171\u6cb9 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>d\u01ce ji\u00e0ng y\u00f3u<\/i><\/td>None of my business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u83dc\u9e1f <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>c\u00e0i ni\u01ceo<\/i><\/td>Newbie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5269\u5973 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>sh\u00e8ng n\u01da<\/i><\/td>Leftover women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u94bb\u77f3\u738b\u8001\u4e94 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>zu\u00e0n sh\u00ed w\u00e1ng l\u01ceo w\u01d4<\/i><\/td>Eligible bachelor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u95f9\u592a\u5957 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>n\u00e0o t\u00e0i t\u00e0o<\/i><\/td>Make a fool of oneself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5c0f\u9c9c\u8089 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>xi\u01ceo xi\u0101n r\u00f2u<\/i><\/td>Young, attractive man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5403\u571f <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ch\u012b t\u01d4<\/i><\/td>To eat dirt (to be broke)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8eba\u5e73 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>t\u01ceng p\u00edng<\/i><\/td>To lie flat (to opt out of hard work)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4f5b\u7cfb <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>f\u00f3 x\u00ec<\/i><\/td>Buddhist style (laid back and indifferent)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5de8\u5a74 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>j\u00f9 y\u012bng<\/i><\/td>Giant baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6760\u7cbe <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>g\u00e0ng j\u012bng<\/i><\/td>A person who argues or nitpicks for the sake of it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6253\u8138 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>d\u01ce li\u01cen<\/i><\/td>Slap in the face<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u624e\u5fc3 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>zh\u0101 x\u012bn<\/i><\/td>Heart-piercing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u79d2\u61c2 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>mi\u01ceo d\u01d2ng<\/i><\/td>To instantly understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5957\u8def <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>t\u00e0o l\u00f9<\/i><\/td>A scheme or trick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u73bb\u7483\u5fc3 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>b\u014d li x\u012bn<\/i><\/td>Glass heart (someone overly sensitive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8214\u72d7 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ti\u01cen g\u01d2u<\/i><\/td>Bootlicker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5b66\u6e23 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>xu\u00e9 zh\u0101<\/i><\/td>A bad student or underachiever academically<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5403\u74dc <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ch\u012b gu\u0101<\/i><\/td>Eating melon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5367\u69fd <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>w\u00f2 c\u00e0o<\/i><\/td>\u201cWTF\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5988\u7c89 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>m\u0101 f\u011bn<\/i><\/td>Mom fan (a fan who treats celebrities like their children)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e91\u517b\u732b <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>y\u00fan y\u01ceng m\u0101o<\/i><\/td>Cloud cat owning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6253\u9e21\u8840 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>d\u01ce j\u012b xu\u00e8<\/i><\/td>Injected with chicken blood (full of energy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u65e0\u8bed <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>w\u00fa y\u01d4<\/i><\/td>Speechless<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6bd2\u9e21\u6c64 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>d\u00fa j\u012b t\u0101ng<\/i><\/td>Toxic chicken soup (negative life advice disguised as positivity)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u732a\u961f\u53cb <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>zh\u016b du\u00ec y\u01d2u<\/i><\/td>Pig teammate (someone on your team who hinders instead of helping)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5c3e\u6b3e\u4eba <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>w\u011bi ku\u01cen r\u00e9n<\/i><\/td>Tail payment person (someone who struggles to pay off online shopping bills)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u793e\u6050 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>sh\u00e8 k\u01d2ng<\/i><\/td>Social anxiety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4e2d\u4e8c <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>zh\u014dng \u00e8r<\/i><\/td>Eighth-grade syndrome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8214\u5c4f <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ti\u01cen p\u00edng<\/i><\/td>Licking the screen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u8214\u989c <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>ti\u01cen y\u00e1n<\/i><\/td>To be obsessed with someone\u2019s looks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u64b8\u732b <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>l\u016b m\u0101o<\/i><\/td>To pet cats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u65ad\u820d\u79bb <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>du\u00e0n sh\u011b l\u00ed<\/i><\/td>Minimalist lifestyle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u94a2\u94c1\u76f4\u7537 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>g\u0101ng ti\u011b zh\u00ed n\u00e1n<\/i><\/td>Steel straight man (an extremely insensitive or unromantic guy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u5de5\u5177\u4eba <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>g\u014dng j\u00f9 r\u00e9n<\/i><\/td>Tool person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

1. \u4e5d\u56db (ji\u01d4 s\u00ec)\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 Exactly \/ I know<\/h2>\n

\u4e5d\u56db literally means nine (\u4e5d) and four (\u56db). So 94 became slang for “exactly” or “I know” because of how close it sounds to the literal translation, \u5c31\u662f<\/strong> (ji\u00f9 sh\u00ec).<\/em><\/p>\n

A: \u4f60\u771f\u6f02\u4eae\u3002<\/strong>
\n<\/span>(n\u01d0 zh\u0113n pi\u00e0o liang.)<\/em>
\nYou are so beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n

B: 94, \u6211\u77e5\u9053\u3002<\/strong>
\n(ji\u01d4 s\u00ec, w\u01d2 zh\u012b d\u00e0o.)<\/em>
\nYes, I know.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u4e8c\u767e\u4e94 (<\/em><\/strong>\u00e8<\/em><\/strong>r b\u01cei w\u01d4)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2014 Idiot<\/h2>\n

\u4e8c\u767e\u4e94 literally means 250.<\/p>\n

In Chinese history, copper coins were strung together by threading twine or rope through the square holes in the center. A thousand coins strung together was called a “diao.” Half of a diao, or \u534a\u540a\u5b50 (b\u00e0n di\u00e0o zi)<\/em>, was used as slang to talk about someone who was inadequate. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a way to describe themselves, modest Chinese scholars went a step further and took half of the half\u2014hence the 250\u2014to say that they were real idiots.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u771f\u7684\u662f\u4e2a\u4e8c\u767e\u4e94<\/strong>\uff01
\n<\/strong>(t\u0101 zh\u0113n de sh\u00ec g\u00e8 \u00e8r b\u01cei w\u01d4!)
\n<\/em><\/span>He really is an idiot!<\/span><\/p>\n

Mandarin has a lot of number slang. These two are particularly helpful to know, but I won’t cover all of them here. You can read more about Chinese number slang in this post:<\/p>\n

Chinese Number Slang: The Essential Guide to Mandarin Numerical Speak<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n