# Chinese pickup lines (土味情话) and the trick behind each one

> 10 lines Chinese people actually send, each with pinyin, tones and the meaning behind it.

Source: https://lanlanchinese.com/how-to-say/pickup-lines-in-chinese (updated 2026-10-18)

1. **你是哪里人？你是我的心上人。** (nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén? nǐ shì wǒ de xīn shàng rén.): where are you from? you're from my heart.. 心上人 means sweetheart, lit. The person on my heart.
2. **你今天有点怪。怪好看的。** (nǐ jīn tiān yǒu diǎn guài. guài hǎo kàn de.): you're a bit strange today. strangely good-looking.. 怪 is "strange" and also "quite".
3. **你属什么？你属于我** (nǐ shǔ shén me? nǐ shǔ yú wǒ): what's your zodiac sign? you belong to me.. 属 asks your zodiac sign. 属于 means belong to.
4. **你知道我的缺点是什么吗？缺点你。** (nǐ zhī dào wǒ de quē diǎn shì shén me ma? quē diǎn nǐ.): do you know what my flaw is? i'm missing a little bit of you.. 缺点 means flaw, but 缺 + 点 is also "short a little".
5. **你累不累？你在我脑子里跑了一整天。** (nǐ lèi bu lèi? nǐ zài wǒ nǎo zi lǐ pǎo le yì zhěng tiān.): aren't you tired? you've been running through my mind all day.. The classic, word for word.

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6. **你想喝点什么？我想呵护你。** (nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shén me? wǒ xiǎng hē hù nǐ.): what do you want to drink? i want to take care of you.. 喝 (drink) sounds like 呵护 (to cherish).
7. **你知道我最喜欢什么神吗？你的眼神。** (nǐ zhī dào wǒ zuì xǐ huan shén me shén ma? nǐ de yǎn shén.): know which god i like best? the look in your eyes.. 神 is "god". 眼神 is the look in someone's eyes.
8. **你猜我喜欢什么酒？和你天长地久。** (nǐ cāi wǒ xǐ huan shén me jiǔ? hé nǐ tiān cháng dì jiǔ.): guess what i like to drink? forever with you.. 酒 (liquor) sounds exactly like 久 in 天长地久 (forever).
9. **我想买块地。什么地？你的死心塌地。** (wǒ xiǎng mǎi kuài dì. shén me dì? nǐ de sǐ xīn tā dì.): i want to buy some land. what land? your undying devotion.. 地 is land, and the end of 死心塌地 (dead set on someone).
10. **星星在天上，你在我心里。** (xīng xing zài tiān shàng, nǐ zài wǒ xīn li.): the stars are in the sky. you're in my heart.. No pun at all. 星 and 心 almost rhyme. Pure cheese.

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