Chinese internet slang decoder

520我爱你wǒ ài nǐ

I love you

wǔ èr líng sounds like wǒ ài nǐ

1314一生一世yīshēng yīshì

for a lifetime; forever

yī sān yī sì sounds like yīshēng yīshì

5201314我爱你一生一世wǒ ài nǐ yīshēng yīshì

I love you forever

520 and 1314 together

666

awesome; so skilled

liù sounds like 溜 liū, smooth and skilled

88拜拜bàibai

bye-bye

bā bā sounds like bàibai

886拜拜了bàibai le

bye now

bā bā liù sounds like bàibai le

233

LOL

emoticon 233 on the Mop forum was a face pounding the floor with laughter

555呜呜呜wū wū wū

boo-hoo (crying)

wǔ wǔ wǔ sounds like wū wū wū

7456气死我了qì sǐ wǒ le

I’m so angry

qī sì wǔ liù sounds like qì sǐ wǒ le

995救救我jiù jiù wǒ

help me

jiǔ jiǔ wǔ sounds like jiù jiù wǒ

484是不是shì bu shì

is it or not?

sì bā sì sounds like shì bú shì

9494就是就是jiù shì jiù shì

exactly!

jiǔ sì jiǔ sì sounds like jiù shì jiù shì

3q

thank you

sān Q sounds like “thank you”

yyds永远的神yǒngyuǎn de shén

the greatest of all time; GOAT (abbreviated YYDS)

the first letters of yǒngyuǎn de shén

xswl笑死我了xiào sǐ wǒ le

that's hilarious; I'm dying of laughter

the first letters of xiào sǐ wǒ le

xs笑死xiào sǐ

LOL; that's hilarious

the first letters of xiào sǐ

awsl啊我死了a wǒ sǐ le

I’m dying (of cuteness)

the first letters of a wǒ sǐ le

nsdd你说得对nǐ shuō de duì

you’re right (often sarcastic)

the first letters of nǐ shuō de duì

dbq对不起duìbuqǐ

sorry

the first letters of duì bu qǐ

bhys不好意思bù hǎoyìsi

sorry; excuse me

the first letters of bù hǎoyìsi

u1s1有一说一yǒu yī shuō yī

to be fair; honestly

yǒu yī shuō yī, with 一 written 1

yysy有一说一yǒu yī shuō yī

to be fair; honestly

the first letters of yǒu yī shuō yī

zqsg真情实感zhēnqíng shígǎn

with real feeling; genuinely

the first letters of zhēnqíng shígǎn

tql太强了tài qiáng le

too good!

the first letters of tài qiáng le

ssfd瑟瑟发抖sèsè fādǒu

trembling (jokingly scared)

the first letters of sèsè fādǒu

yygq阴阳怪气yīnyáng guàiqì

passive-aggressive; sarcastic; snide

the first letters of yīnyáng guàiqì

bdjw不懂就问bù dǒng jiù wèn

I don’t know, so I’m asking

the first letters of bù dǒng jiù wèn

plmm漂亮妹妹piàoliang mèimei

pretty girl

the first letters of piàoliang mèimei

xjj小姐姐xiǎo jiějie

young woman (friendly)

the first letters of xiǎo jiějie

xgg小哥哥xiǎo gēge

young man (friendly)

the first letters of xiǎo gēge

jms姐妹们jiěmèimen

girls; sisters (to friends)

the first letters of jiěmèimen

nb牛逼niúbī

awesome (rude)

the first letters of niúbī

emo

feeling down

from the English “emo”

gg

it’s over; game over

from “good game” at the end of an online game