From chat rooms to viral social media, discover the boldest and funniest internet slang dominating the web.
阴阳怪气 (yīn yáng guài qì)
Means: Passive-aggressive / Backhanded / Sarcastic with plausible deniability
杠精 (gàng jīng)
Means: Devil's advocate addict / Professional contrarian / Troll (educated)
扎心了，老铁 (zhā xīn le, lǎo tiě)
Means: That hits home / Ouch, man / Right in the feels
狗粮 (gǒu liáng)
Means: Public displays of affection that make single people feel bad / Relationship bragging
绿茶婊 (lǜ chá biǎo)
Means: A woman who pretends to be innocent and sweet while scheming behind the scenes / Fake innocent
中二 (zhōng èr)
Means: Adolescent self-importance / Cringeworthy teenage grandiosity / Delusional teenage syndrome
老司机 (lǎo sī jī)
Means: Veteran expert / Someone with deep experience and resources / Seasoned pro
咸鱼 (xián yú)
Means: A person with no ambition / Someone who has given up on striving / Slacker with self-awareness
走过路过，不要错过 (zǒu guò lù guò, bù yào cuò guò)
Means: Don't miss out / Grab it while you can / Once in a lifetime / Act now
Know is know, no know is no know
知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也 (zhī zhī wéi zhī zhī, bù zhī wéi bù zhī, shì zhī yě)
Means: To know what you know and to know what you do not know — that is true knowledge
怎么是你？怎么老是你？ (zěn me shì nǐ? zěn me lǎo shì nǐ?)
Means: What a coincidence / You again? / Why is it always you?
One day teacher, day day father
一日为师，终身为父 (yī rì wéi shī, zhōng shēn wéi fù)
Means: A teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime
给力 / 不给力 (gěi lì / bù gěi lì)
Means: Awesome & Supportive / Disappointing & Unhelpful
不作死就不会死 (bù zuō sǐ jiù bú huì sǐ)
Means: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes / You asked for it
你行你上，不行别哔哔 (nǐ xíng nǐ shàng, bù xíng bié bī bi)
Means: Put your money where your mouth is / If you can do it, go ahead; otherwise, shut up