Chinese Slang: What 666 (六六六, liùliùliù) Means and How to Use It

Learn what the popular Chinese slang expression ‘666’ (六六六 liùliùliù) means. It’s similar to 牛逼 (niúbī) and 厉害 (lìhai), meaning cool, amazing.

Meaning of 六六六 (liùliùliù):

In Mandarin Chinese slang It has the same pronunciation with 溜溜溜 (liùliùliù) and is very similar to 牛牛牛 (niúniúniú), which came from 牛逼 (niúbī) – which translates to “cool”, “amazing” in colloquial Chinese (which is a very colloquial word, by the way). It’s also very close in meaning to 厉害 (lìhai), which Mandarin slang term that means “awesome”.

Connotation of 六六六 (liùliùliù) in Chinese

Culture

In Western culture countries, this combination of numbers 666 is not considered lucky and even referred to as the “number of the beast”.

But in Chinese culture, the meaning of 六六六 (liùliùliù) is completely different and carries a positive connotation. The number 六 (liù) sounds like 流 (liú), good luck, success, and things going smoothly, it has a very positive connotation.

So next time you talk to your friends online and want to praise them on something, you can just send this popular Chinese slang phrase – “666!”

Synonyms for 六六六 (liùliùliù) in Mandarin:

So now you have quite a few ways to say “YOU ARE SOOOO COOL” in Mandarin, 六六六 (liùliùliù)”:⠀

Here are a few other cool Chinese slang expressions that have the same meaning:

💥 666! (Liùliùliù!) – The most common expression.
💥 你太溜了！ (Ni tài liù le!) – A slang expression that can be translated as “You are so awesome”.
💥 你太6了！ (Ni tài liù le!) – One more version of 你太溜了, simply using the number 6.
💥 你太厉害了！ (Ni tài lìhai le!) – “You are amazing”.

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Which one do you prefer? And wouldn’t you be afraid of using 666! (Liùliùliù!) in the conversation?

And can you think of a sentence to which you can answer with one of the expressions above?