Youth Culture2015informal

颜值

yán zhí

Attractiveness score / face value — a numerical rating of someone's physical appearance.

Origin & Background

Popularized through Chinese social media and entertainment shows where appearance became openly discussed and "scored."

Examples

That actor has insane 颜值.

颜值即正义。(Attractiveness is justice — looks are everything.)

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i人/e人

i rén / e rén

Introvert/Extrovert — referencing MBTI personality types, used casually to describe social preferences.

双减

shuāng jiǎn

Double reduction — the government policy reducing homework burden and after-school tutoring for students.

饭圈

fàn quān

Fan circle / fandom — the organized community of fans around a celebrity or idol.

学霸

xué bà

Academic overachiever / study god — someone who excels at studying and always gets top grades.