yyds 永远的神 yǒng yuǎn de shén
Four letters of absolute praise — China's “greatest of all time”.
The short answer
OnlineNow commonChecked November 2026
yyds is short for 永远的神, “eternal god”. It is the internet's highest praise — the Chinese equivalent of calling something the GOAT.
In a chat
- 里昂 Leon
这家火锅太好吃了，yyds！
This hotpot place is so good. The GOAT!
- 灯灯 Dengdeng
我早就说了吧！
I told you!
- 亮亮 Liangliang
下次还来，这家店yyds！
Let's come again. This place is the best!
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How to reply
同意，yyds！
Agreed. The best!
真的吗？下次带我去！
Really? Take me next time!
When not to use it
- Type it. People rarely say yyds aloud, and when they do, it is a joke.
- Not in work or school writing. Say 最好的 (the best) instead.
What it means
Typing four Latin letters is faster than typing five characters, and yyds carries more heat than any polite synonym. Calling a singer, an athlete, a bowl of noodles, or a phone charger yyds says: this is the best, it has never let me down, and I will hear no arguments.
Intensity is the point, so use it lightly. When everything is yyds, the word still means “I loved this”, even if the gods have multiplied.
How people use it
It attaches to a noun with 的: 周杰伦是我的yyds, “Jay Chou is my yyds”. It also works as a bare verdict at the end of a review: 这家店的烤鸭yyds！
Expect it in food posts, gaming clips, concert reports, and anywhere comment sections gather. Saying it about yourself is a joke; saying it about a friend's cooking is a kindness.
Where it comes from
The phrase is usually traced to a livestream during the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, where the streamer praised the RNG player Uzi as 永远的神, an eternal god of the game. Fans typed the initials, and the code spread beyond gaming. In 2021 it was on the year's lists of top internet words.
It belongs to a wider habit: Chinese netspeak abbreviates common phrases to their pinyin initials, the way English shortens “laughing out loud” to lol. Our abbreviation guide covers the rest of the family.
In use
2 examples这家小店的烤鸭yyds，每周都来吃。
The roast duck at this little shop is the GOAT — I come every week.
周杰伦的歌yyds，谁同意谁反对？
Jay Chou's songs are eternal gods — who agrees, who objects?
The characters
Explore individuallyIndividual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of the whole word.
Sources
This guide is original Dengdeng editorial content, offered under CC BY-SA 4.0. The linked dictionary entries adapt CC-CEDICT under the same license.