Yánzhí is a popular Chinese slang term that means "attractiveness index" or the value of one's beauty and face. It is commonly used in phrases like "Tā yánzhí hěn gāo" to say that someone is good-looking and has a high facial value. Examples from Chinese headlines discuss whether an attractive official's son could become premier or how a good-looking Muay Thai champion was once contemptuously called "Barbie". While "yánzhí bù gāo" means one is not attractive, the straighter criticism of "yánzhí dī" meaning ugly is rarely used due to Chinese aversion to straightforward criticism.