How to Say "Hickey" in Chinese

吻痕

wěnhén

The English word "hickey" is translated into Chinese as 吻痕 (wěnhén).

吻痕 refers to a bruise-like mark. While it is a descriptive term, it is also commonly used in informal contexts.

Meaning: bruise-like mark (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of 吻 (wěn), meaning 'kiss' and 痕 (hén), meaning 'mark' or 'trace'.

wěnhén

To ask someone politely if they have a hickey, you can say 请问，你脖子上有没有吻痕？ (Excuse me, do you have a hickey on your neck?).

In Chinese social media culture, the term 草莓 is frequently used in emojis or coded language to bypass strict censorship filters regarding sexual content.
In some traditional Chinese contexts, showing 吻痕 in public is viewed more harshly than in Western cultures, as it is seen as a lack of 'face' or self-control.
In mainland China, you might hear the slang term 草莓印 (cǎoméi yìn), which literally translates to 'strawberry mark'.

她的脖子上有一个吻痕。
Tā de bózi shàng yǒu yīgè wènhén.
There is a hickey on her neck.
别让你的女朋友看到那个吻痕。
Bié ràng nǐ de nǚ péngyǒu kàndào nàgè wènhén.
Don't let your girlfriend see that hickey.
这个吻痕很难遮住。
Zhège wènhén hěn nán zhē zhù.
This hickey is hard to cover up.

Two friends are talking about a sudden mark on a man's neck.

佳怡 Jiayi

志强，你脖子上那个吻痕是怎么回事？
Zhìqiáng, nǐ bózi shàng nàgè wènhén shì zěnme huí shì?
Zhiqiang, what is that hickey on your neck about?
志强 Zhiqiang

哎呀，别提了，真的很尴尬。
Āiyā, bié tí le, zhēn de hěn gāngà.
Oh, don't even mention it, it's really embarrassing.
佳怡 Jiayi

你要是怕被发现，可以用粉底遮一下。
Nǐ yàoshi pà bèi fāxiàn, kěyǐ yòng fěndǐ zhē yīxià.
If you're afraid of being caught, you can use some foundation to cover it.
志强 Zhiqiang

我也想，可是现在太晚了。
Wǒ yě xiǎng, kěshì xiànzài tài wǎn le.
I want to, but it's too late now.

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