After playing Counter-Strike in the United States, I became more comfortable with the short phrases teammates use. This guide translates the common ones and explains how to keep a callout useful.
Common chat terms
- gg: good game, usually at the end.
- glhf: good luck, have fun, usually before a match.
- gh: good half, around the side switch.
- nt: nice try, often after a teammate almost wins a clutch.
- afk: away from keyboard.
- drop / can you drop?: a request for a teammate to buy or pass a weapon. “dr” appears in some communities but is less universally recognizable.
- eco: an economy round, usually with restricted spending to improve the next buy.
- save: keep surviving weapons for the next round instead of taking a low-probability fight.
- rush: move quickly toward a location.
- ez: easy; often used to taunt, so it is usually unnecessary.
Short, concrete voice calls
Report a location, the number of opponents if known, and relevant timing. “Two B, bomb seen” is more useful than a long explanation during a fight. Say when information is uncertain or old.
On some maps, “cat” means catwalk and may describe a route called “short” in another region. The precise meaning depends on the map and team, so learn the local callout rather than treating cat and short as interchangeable everywhere.
I found some North American teams more talkative or cautious than the groups I had played with before, but that is an observation about my matches, not a rule about a nationality. Mixed-language teams are common. Start with simple calls, ask when a term is unfamiliar, and give yourself time to learn the map vocabulary.
Adapted from the original Chinese article, published on July 29, 2025.
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