What are common informal expressions used in Chinese messaging

Common informal expressions in Chinese messaging often include internet slang, abbreviations, and emotive words that make communication casual and expressive. Some popular informal expressions include:

• (liùliùliù): Used like “cool” or “awesome,” to praise someone or something.
• : Represents laughter or amusement, similar to “lol.”
• orz: An emoticon representing a person kneeling or bowing, expressing despair or admiration.
• 么么哒: A cute way to say “kiss” or show affection, similar to “mwah.”
• 给力: Means “awesome” or “powerful.”
• 尬聊: Describes awkward or forced conversation.
• Replacing phrases with numbers that sound similar to words, such as (sounds like “I love you”).
• Using abbreviated pinyin like ZQSG (真情实感, meaning sincere feelings).

These expressions are widely used on social media platforms and messaging apps to convey emotions, humor, or informal tone efficiently and creatively. Additionally, some interjections like 哎呀 (aiya) express surprise or frustration casually. Chinese internet language is dynamic with frequent new slang emerging regularly. ^{11, 12, 16, 18, 19}

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