Going to the gym has become a national past time in China as more guys and girls get more into getting those gains. Denzel DeChosen asks if you even lift, bro, with this Chinese slang word – 撸铁 (lūtiě) – for pumping iron and muscling up.

Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon.

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Videographer: Thanakrit Gu + Miranda Wang + Danzhe Chen

Editor: Danzhe Chen

Translation & Subtitling: Danzhe Chen

We’re not the only ones who’ve noticed that a lot of people don’t look like the pictures they post on social media, right? There’s a slang for that: ZHAO PIAN, a homonym that sounds similar to “camera picture” but actually translates to “selfie-ing a lie.” Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon.

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One of the newer slang words making the rounds on the Chinese internet, Alvin explains how ‘Lying Flat’ can be used to describe everything from the feeling of being overworked, to familial stress to get married. Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon. #slangdynasty #chineseslang