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To lose one’s virginity. Literally “break virginity.”

开包 kāi bāo ( kigh baow-kigh rhymes with “high”)

Beijing slang for losing one’s virginity. Literally “open the package.”

Lust

性欲冲动 xìngyù chōngdòng (shing yee chohng dohng)

Arousal, sexual desire. 性欲 Xìngyù ( shing yee ) can also be used by itself to mean “lust” or “desire,” while 冲动 chōngdòng ( chohng dohng ) alone is literally “impulse” but can mean horny or aroused.

闹春 nào chūn ( now chren)

Sexual arousal, lust. Literally “noise in springtime.”

欲火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn ( yee hwuh fen shen)

Sexual arousal, lust. Literally “the fire of lust is burning in the body.”

饥渴 jī kě ( gee kuh)

Literally “hungry and thirsty.” Can be used in many different contexts to mean that someone is hungry for something, such as knowledge. In a sexual context, it suggests that someone is starving for sex.

发春 fāchūn ( fah chren)

Horny (the most straightforward equivalent to the English). Literally “to develop spring” or “life” or “lust.”

发情 fāqíng ( fah cheeng)

Horny. Applies mostly to animals but sometimes said of people in a joking way. Literally “develop passion.”

发骚 fāsāo ( fah saow -sāo rhymes with “cow”)

A vulgar and impolite way to say “horny.” Literally “to develop sexy/slutty.”

发浪 fālàng ( fah lahng)

Horny (although more usually means “slutty”). Literally “unrestrained.” Not as current as the other three terms above, though still commonly used.

Masturbation

手淫 shŏuyín ( show een)

Masturbate, masturbation (technical term). Literally “hand lewdness.”

自慰 zìwèi ( dz way)

Masturbate, masturbation (technical term). Literally “self-comfort.”

自渎 zìdú ( dz do)

Masturbate, masturbation (technical term). Literally “self-abuse.”

打飞机 dăfēijī ( dah fay gee)

The most common slang term for “jerk off” or “hand job.” Literally “shoot airplanes.”

玩老二 wán lǎoèr ( wahn laow er)

Jerk off, hand job. Literally “play with little brother.”

打手枪 dă shǒuqiāng ( da show chyahng)

Jerk off, hand job. Literally “fire the gun.” More commonly used in southern China than in the North.

手推 shǒutuī ( show tway)

Jerk off, hand job. Literally “hand push.”

撸 lū ( loo)

Refers to any sort of sliding or rubbing movement done on something else: for example the action of removing a ring from a finger. Can also be a euphemism for jerking off.

射 shè ( shuh)

Cum, come. The most common, colloquial way to refer to 射精 shèjīng ( shuh jing ), which literally means “shoot sperm” and is the formal term for “ejaculation” (noun) or “ejaculate” (verb).

泄精 xièjīng ( shyih jing)

Premature or accidental ejaculation. For example, during a wet dream or when about to have sex. Literally “leak semen.”

精液 jīngyè ( jing yeh)

Semen.

DIY

Female masturbation (said in English.) Short for “do it yourself.” Used more commonly among lesbians, though may refer to any sort of female masturbation.

自摸 zìmō ( dz mwuh)

Female masturbation. Literally “rub self.” This is originally a mahjong term referring to a player taking a card from the stack on the table instead of from another player.

假鸡巴 jiă jība ( jah gee bah)

Dildo. Literally “fake dick.”

电动机巴 diàndòng jība ( dyinn dohng gee bah)

Vibrator. Literally “electric dick.”

Foreplay

亲吻 qīnwěn ( cheen when ) and亲嘴 qīnzuĭ ( cheen dzway -the second syllable is a tough one: pronounce a z sound while your mouth and tongue are in the position to pronounce the letter d and then continue into the word “way”)

Kiss. Literally “touch lips” and “touch mouths,” respectively. 亲 Qīn ( cheen ) or 吻 wěn ( when ) can also be used alone to mean “kiss.”

舌吻 shéwĕn ( shuh when)

French kiss. Literally “tongue kiss.”

啃 kěn ( ken)

To kiss in a deep, wild way involving a lot of teeth. Literally means “nibble” or “gnaw.”

咬咬 yǎoyǎo ( yow yow)

Bite.

种草莓 zhòng cǎoméi ( johng tsow may)

Give a hickey. Literally “plant a strawberry.” Popular among people in their twenties or younger.

咖喱鸡 gālíjī ( gah lee gee)

Hickey. Literally “curry chicken.”

前戏 qiánxì ( chyinn she)

Foreplay.

前奏 qiánzòu ( chyinn dzoe)

Foreplay. Literally “prelude.”

奶罩 nǎizhào ( nigh jow)

A more vulgar way of saying “bra.” It’s not dirty and is fine to say among friends, but you wouldn’t use this, for example, when speaking with a sales clerk in a lingerie store.

丁字裤 dīngzì kù ( ding dz koo)

Thong. Literally “Ding character underwear,” or underwear shaped like the character for the Chinese surname Ding: 丁.

Breasts

波波 bōbō ( bwuh bwuh ) or just 波 bō ( bwuh)

Boobs (based on the sound of the English word “boobs”).

咪咪 mīmi ( me me)

Boobs. Mīmiis also Chinese onomatopoeia for the sound of a cat’s meow. Mainly used in southern China.

奶奶 nǎinǎi ( nigh nigh) or 奶子 nǎizi ( nigh dz)

A cutesy/childish way of saying breasts (like “boobies”). Used in Taiwan and southern China only: nǎinǎi means “grandmother” in northern China.

杂儿 zá’er ( dzer)

Tits. Beijing slang only and considered quite dirty.

馒头 mántóu ( mahn toe)

Northern Chinese slang for “boobs.” Literally “steamed bun,” a Chinese staple food that resembles a bread roll.

巨无霸 jùwúbà ( gee oo bah)

The Chinese name for a Big Mac and also slang for huge breasts.

乳头 rŭtóu ( roo toe)

Nipple. Literally “breast head.”

乳尖 rŭjiān ( roo gin)

Tits (slightly vulgar).

波霸 bōbà ( bwuh bah)

A woman with huge breasts. A slightly comical term, as 霸 bà ( bah ) describes something overwhelming, and so the literal meaning is “overwhelming breasts.” From southern China.

飞机场 fēijīchǎng ( fay gee chahng)

Flat-chested woman. Literally “airport” (because an airplane runway is very flat). A frequently used term.

太平公主 tàipíng gōngzhǔ ( tie peeng gohng joo)

A teasing and frequently used term for a flat-chested girl. Literally “very flat princess.”

搓板 cuōbǎn ( tswuh bahn)

Literally “washboard,” referring to a skinny, flat-chested girl.

乳交 rǔjiāo ( roo jow)

Titty fuck, boob sex.

三点全露 sān diǎn quán lòu (san dyinn chren low)

Literally “three points all showing,” meaning full-frontal nudity. Often used to describe a naked woman.

Oral Sex

口交 kǒujiāo ( koe jow)

Oral sex (scientific term, not slang).

口活 kǒuhuó ( koe hwuh)

Slang for oral sex (both male and female). Among several other possible translations, can be literally interpreted as “mouth life” or “mouth living” or “mouth work.”

吹箫 chuīxiāo ( chway shaow)

Blow job, give a blow job. Literally “play the bamboo flute.”