动L 動L dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang) / flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang) UP主 U P zhǔ (Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うp主, "upunushi") 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 网红 網紅 wǎng hóng Internet celebrity / influencer / (attributive) popular on the Internet 网络水军 網絡水軍 wǎng luò shuǐ jūn "Internet Navy" / paid Internet posters / astroturfers 断网 斷網 duàn wǎng to cut off access to the Internet / to shut down the Internet 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 大虾 大蝦 dà xiā prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz syn 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 马甲 馬甲 mǎ jiǎ corset / sockpuppet (Internet slang) / vest (dialect) syn 大神 dà shén deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour / rice-flour noodles / (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan syn 海龟 海龜 hǎi guī turtle / Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1] 探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet 乡民 鄉民 xiāng mín villager / (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions syn 筒子 tǒng zi tube-shaped object / tube / bobbin / (Internet slang) homonym for 同志[tong2 zhi4] syn 狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 酱紫 醬紫 jiàng zǐ dark reddish purple / Internet slang abbr. for 這樣子|这样子[zhe4 yang4 zi5] 网络语言 網絡語言 wǎng luò yǔ yán Internet slang / netspeak / cyberspeak 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 赞 贊 zàn to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) syn 汗 hàn perspiration / sweat / CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1] / to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) syn 怼 懟 duǐ (Internet slang) to attack verbally / to publicly criticize / to call out 人肉搜索引擎 rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng human flesh search engine / a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang) 尼玛 尼瑪 ní mǎ (Internet slang) alternative for 你媽|你妈[ni3 ma1] / (transcription from Tibetan) the sun 怪叔叔 guài shū shu queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang) 拉拉 lā lā lesbian (Internet slang) / Labrador retriever syn 火星文 huǒ xīng wén lit. Martian language / fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand 网络俚语 網絡俚語 wǎng luò lǐ yǔ Internet slang / netspeak / cyberspeak 网语 網語 wǎng yǔ Internet slang / netspeak / cyberspeak 走心 zǒu xīn to take care / to be mindful / (Internet slang) to be moved by sth / poignant / to have deep feelings for sb / to lose one's heart to sb 雷人 léi rén (Internet slang) shocking / appalling / terrifying / terrific 纳尼 nà ní (Internet slang) what? (loanword from Japanese 何 なに nani) 非死不可 fēi sǐ bù kě Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die") 矮丑穷 矮醜窮 ǎi chǒu qióng (Internet slang) (of a man) unmarriageable (lit. short, ugly and poor) / opposite: 高富帥|高富帅[gao1 fu4 shuai4] 高富帅 高富帥 gāo fù shuài "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) 累觉不爱 累覺不愛 lèi jué bù ài (lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang) / disenchanted with sth P图 P圖 P tú (Internet slang) to photoshop a picture / photoshopped picture 不明觉厉 不明覺厲 bù míng jué lì although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang) 十动然拒 十動然拒 shí dòng rán jù to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang) 喜大普奔 xǐ dà pǔ bēn (of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang) / acronym from 喜聞樂見|喜闻乐见[xi3 wen2 le4 jian4], 大快人心[da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1], 普天同慶|普天同庆[pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4] and 奔走相告[ben1 zou3 xiang1 gao4] 喵星人 miāo xīng rén cat (Internet slang) 喷子 噴子 pēn zi sprayer / spraying apparatus / (slang) firearm / Internet troll / hater 扣扣 kòu kòu (Internet slang) QQ instant messenger 汪星人 wāng xīng rén dog (Internet slang) 爪机 爪機 zhuǎ jī (Internet slang) mobile phone 白富美 bái fù měi "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) 碧池 bì chí bitch (loanword) (Internet slang) / clear water pond 肿么 腫麼 zhǒng me Internet slang for 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] 躺着也中枪 躺著也中槍 tǎng zhe yě zhòng qiāng (Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down / (fig.) to be unfairly targeted 屌丝 屌絲 diǎo sī loser (Internet slang) 萌萌哒 méng méng dā (Internet slang) adorable / cute 黑特 hēi tè (Internet slang) hate (loanword) 妹纸 妹紙 mèi zhǐ (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mei4 zi5]) 孔雀女 kǒng què nǚ (Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family 查水表 chá shuǐ biǎo (Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter / to barge into people's home on false pretences 男票 nán piào boyfriend (Internet slang) 更博 gēng bó (Internet slang) to update one's blog 悲催 bēi cuī (Internet slang) miserable / pathetic / the pits 涨姿势 漲姿勢 zhǎng zī shì Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5] 粉转黑 粉轉黑 fěn zhuǎn hēi (Internet slang) to go from being an admirer to being a detractor 路转粉 路轉粉 lù zhuǎn fěn (Internet slang) to go from being indifferent to being a big fan 狗带 狗帶 gǒu dài (Internet slang) to go away / to slink off / (transliteration of "go die", possibly from 去死[qu4 si3]) 不作死就不会死 不作死就不會死 bù zuò sǐ jiù bù huì sǐ serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang) 人艰不拆 人艱不拆 rén jiān bù chāi life is hard enough as it is / don't burst my bubble (Internet slang) 傻白甜 shǎ bái tián (Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman 单身汪 單身汪 dān shēn wāng (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly) 单身狗 單身狗 dān shēn gǒu (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly) 我也是醉了 wǒ yě shì zuì le (Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG! 棒棒哒 棒棒噠 bàng bàng dā (Internet slang) awesome / amazing 累成狗 lèi chéng gǒu (Internet slang) to be dog-tired 圣母婊 聖母婊 shèng mǔ biǎo (Internet slang) sanctimonious bitch 自黑 zì hēi (Internet slang) to make fun of oneself 3Q sān Q (Internet slang) thank you (loanword) 友尽 友盡 yǒu jìn (Internet slang) end of friendship / friendship over! 回怼 回懟 huí duǐ (Internet slang) to retaliate verbally / to hit back (at critics) 图样图森破 圖樣圖森破 tú yàng tú sēn pò (Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of "too young, too simple" – English words spoken by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in chastizing Hong Kong reporters in 2000) 怒怼 怒懟 nù duǐ (Internet slang) to chastise / to angrily denounce 照骗 照騙 zhào piàn (Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片[zhao4 pian4]) / photoshopped picture 胖次 pàng cì (Internet slang) panties (loanword) 蒙圈 mēng quān (Internet slang) dazed / confused 凤凰男 鳳凰男 fèng huáng nán (Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work cos c o s (Internet slang) cosplay / to cosplay / to dress up as 又双叒叕 又雙叒叕 yòu shuāng ruò zhuó (Internet slang) time after time / again and again and again 毁三观 毀三觀 huǐ sān guān (Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think "wtf!" 比心 bǐ xīn (Internet slang) to form a hand heart using one's thumb and forefinger (or by using both hands) 洗地 xǐ dì to clean the floor / (Internet slang) (lit.) to wash (the blood) off the floor / (fig.) to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing / to defend (a wrongdoer) / (coll.) to carpet-bomb 然并卵 然並卵 rán bìng luǎn (Internet slang) ultimately useless 脑补 腦補 nǎo bǔ (Internet slang) to imagine / to visualize 艾瑞巴蒂 ài ruì bā dì (Internet slang) everybody (loanword) 88 bā bā (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bai2 bai2]) PO pōu (Tw) (Internet slang) to post (online) 嘴炮 zuǐ pào (Internet slang) to mouth off / to shoot one's mouth off / sb who does that