Ever noticed how some concepts just don’t translate? Chinese has words that pack in layers of meaning we don’t quite capture in English. Take 颜值 (yán zhí) — literally “face value,” but it’s not about currency; it’s a go-to phrase for rating someone’s attractiveness. Or 膨胀 (péngzhàng) — it can mean literal inflation, but also someone getting a bit too big-headed. These words are short, punchy, and say so much with so little. Once you start learning them, you won’t look at language the same way. �