Gaming slang & trash talk in Chinese 游戏黑话
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Noob in Chinese is 菜鸟 (cài niǎo).
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Talk trash like a pro (without getting banned). 15 essential gaming slang & trash talk words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
The most useful gaming insult in Chinese is 菜 (cài), literally 'vegetable', which means bad at the game, and a beginner is a 菜鸟 (cài niǎo). At the other end of the scale is the 大神 (dà shén), a gaming god who can 带飞 (dài fēi), or carry, the whole team. This slang turns up in voice chat, live streams and comment sections, and knowing it makes online Chinese far easier to follow.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 菜鸟 | cài niǎo | noob; newbie |
| 菜 | cài | bad (at a game) |
| 大神 | dà shén | pro; gaming god |
| 大佬 | dà lǎo | expert; big shot |
| 坑 | kēng | to let the team down; to throw |
| 猪队友 | zhū duì yǒu | useless teammate |
| 神队友 | shén duì yǒu | amazing teammate |
| 带飞 | dài fēi | to carry (a team) |
| 躺赢 | tǎng yíng | to win without doing anything |
| 送人头 | sòng rén tóu | to feed (keep dying) |
| 挂机 | guà jī | to go AFK |
| GG | G G | GG; it's over |
| 666 | liù liù liù | awesome; nice one |
| 秀 | xiù | to show off (skills) |
| 嘴强王者 | zuǐ qiáng wáng zhě | all talk; keyboard warrior |
Usage tips
- 666 (liù liù liù) is praise because 六 (liù) sounds like 溜 (liù), meaning slick or skilful; you'll see it typed in chat whenever someone pulls off a great play.
- 猪队友 (zhū duì yǒu, pig teammate) and 神队友 (shén duì yǒu, god teammate) are used outside gaming too, for a useless or brilliant partner at work or in life.
- 坑 (kēng) as a verb means to let someone down, so 别坑我 (bié kēng wǒ) is 'don't drag me down'; as an adjective, 这个游戏很坑 (zhè gè yóu xì hěn kēng) means the game is a rip-off.
Common mistakes
- Calling yourself a 大神 (dà shén) sounds arrogant → the modest move is to call yourself a 菜鸟 (cài niǎo) and call other people 大神 or 大佬 (dà lǎo).
- Typing GG as a friendly 'good game' after winning → in Chinese gaming chat, GG usually means 'it's over, we've lost'; to praise the other side, say 打得好 (dǎ de hǎo).
Mini dialogue
- A这局又输了，又遇到猪队友。Zhè jú yòu shū le, yòu yù dào zhū duì yǒu.Lost again, useless teammates again.
- B你也别送人头了，你都死了十次了。Nǐ yě bié sòng rén tóu le, nǐ dōu sǐ le shí cì le.You need to stop feeding too, you've died ten times.
- A好吧，我承认我菜。Hǎo ba, wǒ chéng rèn wǒ cài.Fine, I admit I'm bad.
- B下一把我叫个大神来带飞。Xià yī bǎ wǒ jiào gè dà shén lái dài fēi.Next game I'll get a pro in to carry us.
- A666，那我就躺赢了！Liù liù liù, nà wǒ jiù tǎng yíng le!Nice, then I'll win without lifting a finger!
Example sentences
- 我是菜鸟，大家多带带我。I'm a noob, please help me out.
- 你也太菜了吧！You're so bad!
- 求大神带我上分！Can some pro help me rank up?
- 大佬，这关怎么过？Boss, how do you beat this level?
- 别坑我啊，好好打！Don't let me down, play properly!
- 又遇到猪队友了，烦死了。Got useless teammates again, so annoying.
- 今天遇到神队友，连赢了五把。Got amazing teammates today and won five in a row.
- 这局全靠他带飞。He carried us this whole game.
- 我什么都没干，躺赢了。I did nothing and still won.
- 你别再送人头了！Stop feeding!
- 有人挂机，这把没法打了。Someone's AFK, we can't win this one.
- 这把GG了，下一把吧。This one's over, next game.
- 这操作666！That play was awesome!
- 他又在秀操作了。He's showing off his moves again.
- 他就是个嘴强王者，打得很菜。He's all talk, he actually plays terribly.
Practise speaking
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