情绪价值
qíngxù jiàzhí
Literally says
emotional value
Actually means
the good feelings a person gives you just by being them
When to say it
Borrowed from economics into relationships. Someone who listens, hypes you up, and makes you feel seen provides qíngxù jiàzhí. It is now a key dating and friendship standard, and people openly ask whether someone gives them emotional value or just drains them.
Hear it in the wild
他总能给我情绪价值。
Tā zǒng néng gěi wǒ qíngxù jiàzhí.
He always lifts me up emotionally.
谈恋爱，情绪价值很重要。
Tán liàn'ài, qíngxù jiàzhí hěn zhòngyào.
In dating, emotional value really matters.