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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