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Send to a friend Top 6 Internet Buzzwords in 2021 – yyds All across Chinese social media, English letter abbreviations are running rampant. Whether on web forums, text messages, or WeChat, terms like
"yyds", "dddd" and "u1s1" have been evolving and gradually working their way into everyday conversation. As it’s easy to just dismiss them as silly trends (or even typos), today we’re breaking down what some of these seemingly random collections of letters and numbers actually mean, and how to use them! 1. yyds（
yǒng yuǎn de shén ) (永远的神)
n. eternal god "yyds" originated in the gaming community. At the time, one e-sports commentator praised the gamer Uzi as an "eternal god" – this was later taken by fans to describe someone they idolized, and from there its usage grew to include descriptions of things, too. xià tiān de bīng zhèn kě lè yyds. 夏 天 的 冰 镇 可乐 yyds。 And iced cola in summer is amazing. 2. awsl （
ā wǒ sǐ le ) (啊我死了)
n. A Wei is dead It is generally used to describe the excitement when seeing something cute, to express a feeling of "loving something to death", or an extreme liking. zhè gè wán ǒu tài kě ài le，ā wǒ sǐ le. 这 个 玩 偶 太 可 爱 了，awsl。 This doll is so cute I wanna die. 3. xswl （
xiào sǐ wǒ le ) (笑死我了)
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