Chen competed in the Junior Nationals in 2010, where she placed tenth on vault.

In January, she competed at the Australian Olympic Youth Festival with three other Chinese juniors.

In September, she competed at the Chinese National Games, placing sixth with her team and eighteenth in the all-around.

Chen was named to the team selected to compete at both the Asian Games in Incheon and World Championships in Nanning.

Alongside teammates Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Huang Huidan, Tan Jiaxin, and Bai Yawen, the Chinese team won gold in Incheon ahead of the North Korean and South Korean teams and silver in Nanning behind the United States and ahead of Russia.