521

wǔèryī

popculture

Meanings

1 May 21st (Chinese online "I love you" day, variant of 520)

Characters

Examples

521她给男朋友转了521块钱。

Wǔ-èr-yī tā gěi nánpéngyou zhuǎnle wǔbǎi èrshíyī kuài qián.

On May 21 she transferred 521 yuan to her boyfriend.

520我没说，521说也来得及。

Wǔ-èr-líng wǒ méi shuō, wǔ-èr-yī shuō yě láidejí.

I didn't say it on the 20th; saying it on the 21st still counts.

现在521也成了一个情人节。

Xiànzài wǔ-èr-yī yě chéngle yí ge Qíngrénjié.

Now May 21 has also become a kind of Valentine's Day.

Tips

culture

521 sounds close to 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ). Originated as the "reply" to 520 (I love you) — if 520 is the confession, 521 is "I love you too." Both dates trigger red-envelope and e-commerce spikes.