Bullet screen (ćŒčćč Danmu) is a unique language of Bilibili users. Audiences communicate with each other and content creators through sending bullet comments. According to Bilibili, 4.19 million bullet screens are sent out by Bilibili users everyday. Understanding the bullet screen culture is a key step to understanding the platform. Today letâs take a small quiz to see if you really understand Gen Zerâs language.
1. Which emotion does âAWSL (Initials of Chinese Pinyin âA Wo Si Le ćææ»äșâ)â express?
A. Iâm dying
B. Iâm depressed
C. Iâm so happy/excited
2. When someone sends bullet comments â???â , what does it mean?
A. It means the audience has questions about the video
B. It means the audience feels surprised on the video content
C. Itâs a negative comment from audiences
3. What does âZheng Pian Kai Shi (æŁçćŒć§)â mean?
A. It means the film now starts
B. It means this is the official video
C. It means the most anticipated scene is coming
The answers are: C, B, C
Top 10 most popular bullet screen on Bilibili in 2019đ
đ Top 1: âAWSLâ (appeared over 3.29 million times)
Initials of Chinese Pinyin âA Wo Si Le (ćææ»äș)â, which literally means âAh, I diedâ. Gen Zers always use this word to express a strong feeling of happiness and excitement, for example, when they see their favorite pop star.
đĄâMing Chang Mian (ććșéą)â
Meaning âA famous sceneâ, usually being used in the middle of a video/movie just before the famous scene.
đĄâLei Mu (æłȘçź)â
Meaning âEyes full of tearsâ, to express that you are deeply touched.
đĄâWo Ke Yi (æćŻä»„)â
Literally it means âI canâ. But the user is not saying that he/she is capable of doing something, but he/she really loves someone or something, for example when they see a pop star. Use âI canâ to show your love!
đĄâZhu Ru Ling Hun (æłšć „ç”é)â
Meaning âDeeply into your soulâ. To describe some highlights make the whole video fantastic and they are deeply into your soul.
đĄâDai Xia Hu (éźèŸæ·)â
Originally from âDeja Vuâ, a song in the cartoon âInitial Dâ, to describe high-speed scene, such as car drifting.
đĄâMiao A (ç§ć)â
To describe something unexpectedly surprising but actually reasonable.
đĄâHuan Ying Hui Jia (æŹąèżć柶)â
Literally means âWelcome homeâ. Originally from a Japanese movie in which the main character is a lonely girl. Audiences send âWelcome homeâ to show sympathy.
đĄâZheng Pian Kai Shi (æŁçćŒć§)â
Usually used in the middle of a video meaning the most anticipated scene is coming.
đĄâBiao Zhun Jie Ju (æ ćç»ć±)â
âA standard endingâ - meaning the ending of the video is not surprising.