K Chinese Slang

Browse 36 Chinese Slang entries for Chinese under K.

Pinyin K

  1. 靠谱 kào pǔ Reliable, trustworthy, or likely to work.
  2. 可圈可点 kě quān kě diǎn Having clear merits worth recognizing or praising.
  3. 开黑 kāi hēi To team up and play games together, usually with friends on voice chat. It implies coordinated multiplayer play.
  4. 坑队友 kēng duì yǒu To drag teammates down through bad play, bad decisions, or unreliability. It implies harming the team's outcome.
  5. 考研党 kǎo yán dǎng 考研党 means people preparing for China’s postgraduate entrance exams.
  6. 卡壳 kǎ ké 卡壳 means getting stuck and unable to continue smoothly.
  7. 扛不住 káng bù zhù 扛不住 means being unable to hold up under pressure, workload, pain, or emotion.
  8. 开眼了 kāi yǎn le Eye-opening; seeing something new, surprising, or impressive.
  9. 卡顿 kǎ dùn Digital lag, stuttering, or choppy performance.
  10. 磕CP kē cp To ship or enthusiastically enjoy a favorite fictional or celebrity pairing. CP means couple or character pairing in fandom speech.
  11. 看开 kàn kāi To let go and take things more philosophically. It means no longer being stuck in resentment, regret, or anxiety.
  12. 孔乙己文学 kǒng yǐ jǐ wén xué 孔乙己文学 refers to online discourse about education, status anxiety, and disappointment with work prospects.
  13. 开会人 kāi huì rén A person whose workday is dominated by meetings.
  14. 咖啡续命 kā fēi xù mìng Using coffee to keep oneself functioning through tiredness.
  15. 可冲 kě chōng Worth going for, buying, trying, or supporting.
  16. 开麦 kāi mài To turn on voice chat or speak through a microphone. In broader fandom slang, it can also mean speaking up publicly.
  17. 氪金 kè jīn To spend real money in a game or online service, especially on in-game currency, characters, items, or cosmetics.
  18. 卡住了 kǎ zhù le To be stuck, blocked, or unable to move forward.
  19. 看傻了 kàn shǎ le So shocked or amazed by what one saw that one feels stunned.
  20. 开眼界 kāi yǎn jiè To broaden one’s horizons or see something eye-opening.
  21. 开播 kāi bō To start broadcasting or for a show to begin airing. It is used for livestreams, dramas, variety shows, and online premieres.
  22. kswl kswl Internet acronym for 磕死我了, meaning a pairing or interaction is so sweet that it overwhelms me. It is fandom and CP slang.
  23. 开香槟 kāi xiāng bīn 开香槟 means to celebrate a win, often with a joking warning that the celebration may be too early.
  24. 快乐通勤 kuài lè tōng qín 快乐通勤 means making the commute more pleasant through small routines, treats, or entertainment.
  25. 空气炸锅文学 kōng qì zhà guō wén xué Playful talk or content that over-celebrates air-fryer recipes.
  26. 咖啡搭子 kā fēi dā zǐ A coffee buddy, especially someone you regularly get coffee with.
  27. 抠门经济 kōu mén jīng jì A thrift-focused spending mindset or market around being deliberately frugal.
  28. 开黑搭子 kāi hēi dā zǐ A regular buddy for playing team games together on voice chat.
  29. 快乐游戏 kuài lè yóu xì Playing for fun rather than sweating rank or results.
  30. 考研搭子 kǎo yán dā zǐ A partner who prepares with you for China’s postgraduate entrance exam.
  31. 开题人 kāi tí rén A student currently stuck in or focused on the thesis proposal stage.
  32. 考公人 kǎo gōng rén A person preparing for civil-service examinations.
  33. 卡在流程里 kǎ zài liú chéng lǐ Being stuck because a process, approval chain, or procedure will not move.
  34. 开了眼了 kāi le yǎn le That really opened my eyes.
  35. 控糖人 kòng táng rén Someone who actively controls or watches sugar intake.
  36. 嗑到了 kē dào le I felt the chemistry or got the appeal of a pairing.