颜值

yán zhí

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

Origin

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.)

Related terms

Chinamaxxing

An internet trend (mostly Gen Z in the West), also called 'Becoming Chinese,' of deliberately adopting everyday Chinese lifestyle habits — hot water, hotpot, indoor slippers, skincare — framed as life upgrades and played for tongue-in-cheek humor.

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.