颜值低

顏值低

yánzhídī

phrase

Meanings

1 low-looks rating
2 not attractive
3 low on the looks scale

Characters

face / countenance

Examples

我颜值低，只能靠才华吃饭。

Wǒ yánzhí dī, zhǐ néng kào cáihuá chīfàn.

I'm not good-looking, so I have to rely on talent to get by.

别说自己颜值低，你挺帅的。

Bié shuō zìjǐ yánzhí dī, nǐ tǐng shuài de.

Don't say you're not attractive; you're pretty handsome.

这个滤镜可以拯救颜值低。

Zhè ge lǜjìng kěyǐ zhěngjiù yánzhí dī.

This filter can save people with low looks.

Tips

culture

颜值 (face value) treats appearance like a score, a very 2010s-Chinese-internet concept. 颜值低 = low score, 颜值高 = high score. Often used self-deprecatingly in casual chat.

Stroke Order

颜 yán

值 zhí

低 dī