玄幻
xuánhuàn
A broad Chinese fantasy category with flexible worldbuilding, invented power systems, and elements that may come from Chinese mythology, cultivation fiction, science fiction, games, or…
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shénmó
A Chinese fantasy tradition centered on gods, immortals, demons, spirits, monsters, magical journeys, and conflicts drawn from religion, folklore, and mythology.
Open term →古装剧古裝劇
gǔzhuāng jù
A Chinese screen category defined by premodern clothing, settings, and visual design. A guzhuang drama may be historically grounded, loosely inspired by history, completely fictional, …
Open term →民国剧民國劇
mínguó jù
A Chinese drama category set during the Republic of China period, generally from 1912 to 1949, though some stories begin in the final years of the Qing or move across wartime boundarie…
Open term →穿越
chuānyuè
A plot device in which a character crosses time, space, worlds, or identities. Depending on the story, the character may travel physically, awaken in another body, enter a novel or gam…
Open term →青春
qīngchūn
A theme and genre label for stories about adolescence, school, university, early adulthood, friendship, first love, family expectations, and the process of growing into one’s identity.
Open term →女性题材女性題材
nǚxìng tícái
A broad label for stories centered on women’s lives, perspectives, relationships, work, family roles, social pressures, ambitions, and personal development.
Open term →宫斗宮鬥
gōngdòu
A Chinese drama and fiction label for intrigue, rivalry, survival, and power struggles within an imperial palace, especially among empresses, consorts, concubines, attendants, and fact…
Open term →江湖
jiānghú
A Chinese cultural and fictional concept for the world outside ordinary official structures, especially the network of martial artists, sects, wanderers, healers, assassins, outlaws, i…
Open term →轻功輕功
qīnggōng
A martial-arts concept associated with exceptional agility, balance, speed, jumping, climbing, and light-footed movement. In wuxia fiction, it is stylized into roof-running, long leaps…
Open term →侠俠
xiá
A Chinese cultural and literary figure who uses martial skill, courage, and personal moral judgment to defend others, correct injustice, or uphold a code of righteousness.
Open term →武功
wǔgōng
Martial arts ability or trained fighting skill, especially the techniques, internal training, movement, and combat attainment possessed by characters in wuxia stories.
Open term →内力內力
nèilì
In wuxia fiction, cultivated internal force that supports strength, endurance, healing, weapon use, pressure-point techniques, and extraordinary martial feats.
Open term →灵力靈力
línglì
A flexible fantasy term for spiritual or supernatural power used by cultivators, immortals, spirits, demons, magical beings, artifacts, and formations.
Open term →修炼修煉
xiūliàn
To cultivate, train, and refine the body, mind, spirit, energy, or supernatural ability through sustained practice.
Open term →渡劫
dùjié
In cultivation and xianxia fiction, to undergo and survive a major heavenly or fated tribulation required for advancement, transformation, ascension, or fulfillment of destiny.
Open term →丹田
dāntián
A body center associated with internal cultivation; in martial and cultivation fiction, it is commonly treated as a place where energy is gathered, circulated, refined, or stored.
Open term →门派門派
ménpài
A school, sect, or organized tradition defined by shared teachings, techniques, lineage, leadership, and membership.
Open term →宗门宗門
zōngmén
In cultivation fiction, a sect or lineage-based institution that organizes masters, disciples, teachings, territories, resources, ranks, and inherited techniques.
Open term →灵石靈石
língshí
A fictional stone or crystal containing spiritual energy, commonly used in cultivation stories as a power source, training resource, trade good, or currency.
Open term →糖
táng
Chinese drama-fandom slang for a sweet, affectionate, romantic, or emotionally rewarding moment involving a fictional couple or pairing.
Open term →永远的神永遠的神
yǒngyuǎn de shén
A Chinese internet superlative, commonly abbreviated YYDS, used by drama viewers to call a character, scene, performance, costume, soundtrack, or entire drama iconic, unbeatable, or th…
Open term →出圈
chūquān
Chinese internet slang for a drama, character, scene, line, costume, song, or story element that spreads beyond its original audience and becomes recognizable to the broader public.
Open term →洗白
xǐbái
Chinese slang used in story criticism for an attempt to make a harmful or villainous character appear innocent, sympathetic, or redeemed without adequately confronting the character’s …
Open term →糊
hú
Chinese internet slang for a drama, film, adaptation, or other screen project that attracts little attention, performs below expectations, or quickly disappears from public discussion.
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