yyds

What does yyds mean?

yyds is the pinyin initials of 永远的神 (yǒngyuǎn de shén), "the eternal god". It works like "GOAT" or "goated" in English: you attach it to a person, food, show or anything you think is unbeatable. It is almost always positive and often a little exaggerated for fun.

Where does yyds come from?

The phrase spread from the League of Legends streaming and esports community around 2019, where fans praised pro player Uzi as "永远的神". The abbreviated form yyds exploded on Weibo, Bilibili and Douyin in 2021 and became one of the most-used internet words of the year.

How to use yyds

• 这家火锅真的yyds！
  Zhè jiā huǒguō zhēn de yyds!
  This hotpot place is honestly the GOAT!
• 周杰伦yyds，听了二十年还不腻。
  Zhōu Jiélún yyds, tīngle èrshí nián hái bú nì.
  Jay Chou is the GOAT — twenty years and I'm still not tired of him.