How to Say Get Swole 撸铁 (lūtiě) in Chinese Slang

The sound of the cool wind blowing through your uninspired life - 飒 (Sà) is how you denote that something is swaggy (super cool) Watch More

When you start to work or share your life with the world, you may or may not want to, you’re 营业 in Chinese slang. The term originally means ‘doing business’ but now Chinese people are using it in a self-deprecating way. Watch More

Translated as ‘chicken baby,’ 鸡娃 (jī wá) are kids brought up by ‘Tiger Moms’ who push them to succeed and be their best. That kid who lives next store to you and is forced to practice the piano until 11 PM every night – she is a diligent 鸡娃 (jī wá)! Watch More

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. Watch More

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. Watch More

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. Watch More

Last year, a viral meme exploded across the Chinese internet. In a re-dubbed clip of two characters from ’80s anime Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari. While one character bemoans being tired from work, the other excitedly declares that this was as it should be. “Leave being comfortable to those who have money,” the latter exclaims. “C’mon worker!” Denzel DeChosen goes into how else you can use the term "打工人 da gong ren" in this week's Slang Dynasty. Watch More

Wes Chen gives us the lowdown on how to be chill in China, with the word Fóxì (佛系), which derives its meaning from Buddha (Fó) and system (Xì). Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon. Watch More

Welcome to a brand new season of Slang Dynasty, where we unpack the wide world of #Chinese regional #slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon. Watch More

Want to tell someone they're really ruining your vibe online? Siyuan from RADII explains how to say "hater" or "troll" in Chinese Slang. Watch More

Mayura from RADII explains what it means to "inhale cats" in Chinese Slang. Watch More

Tom Bray from music & fashion collective Yeti Out gives you the low down on how Cantonese people tell the other side that they've been talking on the phone for way too long. Find out what "Boil the telephone porridge" means! Watch More

Niu Yun is a restaurateur and VJ known for decorating Shanghai's LGBTQI+ dance spaces with wild & trippy visuals. Here, she explains how to say "Gross" in the Chinese minority dialect of her home province of Yunnan. Watch More

Roland from Radii explains the importance of being in the "center C 位" of everything. Watch More

Translated as ‘chicken baby,’ 鸡娃 (jī wá) are kids brought up by ‘Tiger Moms’ who push them to succeed and be their best. That kid who lives next store to you and is forced to practice the piano until 11 PM every night – she is a diligent 鸡娃 (jī wá)! Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon. #slangdynasty #chineseslang Videographer: Thanakrit Gu + Miranda Wang + Danzhe Chen Editor: Thanakrit Gu Translation & Subtitling: Thanakrit Gu RADII shares stories from the center of Chinese youth culture. Get more at: instagram_ https://www.instagram.com/radii.china/ twitter_ https://twitter.com/RadiiChina facebook_https://www.facebook.com/radiichina Watch More

When you start to work or share your life with the world, you may or may not want to, you're 营业 in Chinese slang. The term originally means 'doing business' but now Chinese people are using it in a self-deprecating way. Watch More

The sound of the cool wind blowing through your uninspired life - 飒 (Sà) is how you denote that something is swaggy (super cool). Watch More

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." Watch More

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. Watch More

Last year, a viral meme exploded across the Chinese internet. Watch More

Wes Chen gives us the lowdown on how to be chill in China, with the word Fóxì (佛系), which derives its meaning from Buddha (Fó) and system (Xì). Watch More

Welcome to a brand new season of Slang Dynasty, where we unpack the wide world of #Chinese regional #slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon. Watch More

Want to tell someone they're really ruining your vibe online? Siyuan from RADII explains how to say "hater" or "troll" in Chinese Slang. Watch More

Mayura from RADII explains what it means to "inhale cats" in Chinese Slang. Watch More

Tom Bray from music & fashion collective Yeti Out gives you the low down on how Cantonese people tell the other side that they've been talking on the phone for way too long. Find out what "Boil the telephone porridge" means! Watch More

Niu Yun is a restaurateur and VJ known for decorating Shanghai's LGBTQI+ dance spaces with wild & trippy visuals. Here, she explains how to say "Gross" in the Chinese minority dialect of her home province of Yunnan. Watch More

Doris from Fangsheneng Visual Studio explains the Lanzhou phrase "The walnut needs to be cracked." Watch More

Roland from Radii explains the importance of being in the "center C 位" of everything. Watch More

Elaine from Radii explains the many uses of the somewhat pejorative word "ghost (鬼)" in Chinese, just in time for #Halloween! Watch More

Indie musician Yehaiyahan explains what people in Guizhou, China mean when they tell you "the wok is made of iron." Watch More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a very special Slang Dynasty edition, Managing Editor Jake NIU-by gives the rundown on some of the ways you can incorporate the "Year of the Ox" into your Lunar New Years greetings. Watch More

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

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

OG Chengdu rapper Kafe Hu breaks down the Sichuan dialect slang “der la dang mihuatang.” Watch More