撒娇撒嬌
sājiāo
A Chinese expression for using a deliberately cute, soft, clingy, coy, or mildly childish manner to seek affection, reassurance, forgiveness, help, or compliance from someone close.
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gàobái
An open declaration or confession; in modern romance dialogue, it commonly refers to telling someone directly that one has romantic feelings for them.
Open term →妃
fēi
A Chinese title used for a ruler’s consort and, in many imperial systems, for one or more ranked women below the empress. The exact status, privileges, and English translation vary by …
Open term →姐姐
jiějie
A Mandarin kinship and address term for an older sister or an older female of the same generation, also used affectionately or politely beyond literal family.
Open term →哥哥
gēge
A Mandarin kinship and address term for an older brother or an older male of the same generation, also used affectionately beyond literal family.
Open term →弟弟
dìdi
A Mandarin kinship and reference term for a younger brother or a younger male of the same generation; it may also be used socially for a younger man.
Open term →妹妹
mèimei
A Mandarin kinship and reference term for a younger sister or a younger female of the same generation; it may also be used socially for a younger woman.
Open term →师父師父
shīfu
A master or teacher in a recognized master-disciple relationship, especially in martial arts, cultivation, religion, crafts, or specialized training.
Open term →师尊師尊
shīzūn
A highly respectful title for one’s teacher or master, especially common in cultivation, xianxia, and fantasy sect settings.
Open term →师兄師兄
shīxiōng
A male fellow disciple who entered the same teacher’s or sect’s lineage earlier and therefore holds senior standing within that disciple hierarchy.
Open term →师姐師姐
shījiě
A female fellow disciple who entered the same teacher’s or sect’s lineage earlier and therefore holds senior standing within that disciple hierarchy.
Open term →王爷王爺
wángyé
A respectful form of address for a man who holds a princely or royal title in Chinese historical settings.
Open term →王妃
wángfēi
The principal wife or consort of a titled prince or royal lord in many Chinese historical and fictional settings.
Open term →娘娘
niángniang
A respectful court form of address used for the empress, empress dowager, or a high-ranking imperial consort, with the exact person identified by her title and context.
Open term →太子
tàizǐ
The formally designated crown prince or heir apparent to an emperor in Chinese historical and fictional monarchies.
Open term →皇后
huánghòu
The empress: ordinarily the emperor’s principal wife and the highest-ranking woman within the formal inner-court hierarchy.
Open term →太后
tàihòu
The empress dowager, typically an emperor’s mother, stepmother, or the widow of a previous emperor who has received the formal dowager title.
Open term →嫔妃嬪妃
pínfēi
A collective term for the emperor’s ranked consorts below or alongside the empress, rather than one single fixed title.
Open term →侍卫侍衛
shìwèi
A guard or armed attendant assigned to protect a ruler, royal household, official, residence, or other high-status person.
Open term →朕
zhèn
A first-person pronoun strongly associated with an emperor referring to himself in imperial and historical contexts.
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chén
A subject or official under a ruler; in court dialogue, a male official may use chén as a humble first-person self-reference before the emperor.
Open term →奴婢
núbì
A historical term for bondservants or enslaved servants; in many palace and household dramas, a female servant uses it as a highly subordinate first-person self-reference.
Open term →闺蜜閨蜜
guīmì
A close female friend or best friend, especially a woman with whom another woman shares personal trust, private feelings, and everyday support.
Open term →总裁總裁
zǒngcái
A senior executive title commonly translated as company president, chief executive, or CEO, depending on the organization.
Open term →圣旨聖旨
shèngzhǐ
An imperial edict or formal command issued in the emperor’s name.
Open term →校草
xiàocǎo
Informal Chinese slang for a notably attractive or popular male student, often the male counterpart of 校花, the campus beauty.
Open term →学霸學霸
xuébà
Informal Chinese slang for a student who performs exceptionally well academically, studies effectively, or dominates exams and rankings.
Open term →补习補習
bǔxí
To study outside normal class time in order to strengthen knowledge or skills, catch up, prepare for exams, or receive tutoring.
Open term →武侠武俠
wǔxiá
A Chinese martial-arts fiction genre centered on chivalrous heroes who move through the jianghu. Their abilities may be extraordinary, but the characters are generally human rather tha…
Open term →仙侠仙俠
xiānxiá
A Chinese fantasy genre influenced by Daoist thought, mythology, folklore, and cultivation traditions. Characters cultivate spiritual power, confront demons or divine beings, cross rea…
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