| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |  |
| 偶人 | ǒu rén | idol (i.e. statue for worship) |  |
| 爱豆 | ài dòu | (slang) idol (loanword) | |
| 偶像剧 | ǒu xiàng jù | idol drama / drama series in which the actors are chosen for their preexisting popularity with young viewers | |
| 开光 | kāi guāng | eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) | |
| 郭敬明 | Guō Jìng míng | Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol | |
| 美国偶像 | měi guó ǒu xiàng | American Idol, US singing competition television show | |
| 邓丽君 | Dèng Lì jūn | Teresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol | |
| 泥胎 | ní tāi | clay idol | |
| 小鲜肉 | xiǎo xiān ròu | (coll.) teen idol (male) | |
| 偶像包袱 | ǒu xiàng bāo fu | burden of having to maintain one's image as a pop idol | |
| 应援 | yìng yuán | (originally) to provide assistance / (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc) | |
| 唯粉 | wéi fěn | fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band | |
| 唯饭 | wéi fàn | fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band | |
| 毒唯 | dú wéi | fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members | |
