Give face
给面子
A core Chinglish phrase representing Chinese face culture, meaning to respect others, show courtesy, and preserve their ...
Good good study, day day up
好好学习，天天向上
A grammatically creative and cute Chinglish phrase, meaning to study diligently and make continuous progress every day 📚
You can you up
你行你上
A popular Chinglish retort to defend others against unfair criticism, meaning if you have the ability, you should do it ...
Give face in chinese
给面子 / 赏脸
Typical Chinglish reflecting Chinese unique face culture; means to respect someone’s dignity, show courtesy, spare one’s...
Tuhao
土豪
Newly rich but tasteless person; local tyrant
Guanxi
关系
A unique Chinese social concept referring to interpersonal networks, reciprocal connections and trust-based social bonds...
People mountain people sea
人山人海
A vivid and classic Chinglish phrase describing an extremely large, dense, and bustling crowd of people in public places...
No zuo no die
不作死就不会死
A classic Chinglish proverb that describes the situation where people bring misfortune and trouble to themselves through...
Add oil
加油
Go for it! Keep it up! You can do it!
Running dog
走狗
A "running dog" is a term of political abuse meaning a person who serves a repressive system or follows orders without q...
Paper tiger
纸老虎
A metaphor for someone or something that looks powerful and threatening on the surface but is actually weak and has no r...
Chop-chop
快快 / 赶紧
"Chop-chop" means "quickly, hurry up." It originated from Chinese Pidgin English, derived from Cantonese "速速" (cuk1 cuk1...
Save face
留面子
"Save face" means to preserve one's dignity, reputation, or social standing — especially in a difficult situation. It en...
Lose face
丢脸
A Chinese cultural concept meaning to suffer a loss of dignity, reputation or self-esteem in front of others due to impr...
No can do
不行、做不到
Typical Chinglish expression translated literally from Chinese "不行" or "做不到", not conforming to standard English express...
long time no see you
好久不见
"Long time no see" is a greeting used when meeting someone after a long period. It is a direct calque of the Chinese phr...