REAL INTERNET CHINESE
a level substitute, a stand-in on equal footing
a cheaper dupe that does the same job as a pricey brand item
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Hot right now In heavy use at the moment.
When to say it
Say it when someone finds a thirty yuan moisturizer that works like the three hundred yuan one, or a dupe lipstick. Practical, triumphant, huge on review apps.
Hear it in the wild
Zhè miànshuāng shì nà dàpái de píngtì.
This cream is a dupe for that luxury brand.
Yùsuàn bùgòu jiù zhǎo píngtì.
If the budget falls short, find a dupe.
Quick answers
What does 平替 mean?
a cheaper dupe that does the same job as a pricey brand item
When do people say 平替?
Say it when someone finds a thirty yuan moisturizer that works like the three hundred yuan one, or a dupe lipstick. Practical, triumphant, huge on review apps.
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