{"id":181285,"date":"2011-10-12T10:27:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T14:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/chinese-slang-101-chinas-tech-geeks\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T06:35:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T10:35:05","slug":"chinese-slang-101-chinas-tech-geeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-slang-101-chinas-tech-geeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Slang 101: Chinese geeks and nerds – \u5b85\u7537"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know there are more Chinese internet users than there are Americans?<\/a> <\/strong>You can bet that many of them are \u5b85\u7537\u00a0(zh\u00e1in\u00e1n).<\/p>\n

\u5b85\u7537 (zh\u00e1in\u00e1n) is Chinese slang for a male geek or nerd, and it literally means “house male.” \u00a0\u5b85\u5973\u00a0(zh\u00e1in\u01da) means a female geek or nerd. <\/strong>In terms of tone, it’s more or less the same as the Western version.<\/p>\n

However, it has some differences from the Western notion of a geek or nerd.<\/strong>\u00a0A \u5b85\u7537 will spend all day alone in their room in front of their computer, entertaining themselves with games, chatting, TV dramas, and movies. They sorely lack social interaction.
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A breakdown of the characters in \u5b85\u7537\u00a0(zh\u00e1in\u00e1n) and \u5b85\u5973 (zh\u00e1in\u01da)<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5b85 (zh\u00e1i): house (eg.\u00a0\u4f4f\u5b85 – zh\u00f9 zh\u00e1i)<\/p>\n

\u7537 (n\u00e1n): male (eg. \u7537\u5b69\u5b50 –\u00a0n\u00e1n h\u00e1i zi – boy)<\/p>\n

\u5973 (n\u01da): female (eg.\u00a0\u5973\u751f – n\u01dash\u0113ng\u00a0– female student)<\/p>\n

Observing below how Chinese people use the word \u5b85\u7537 really brings the meaning to life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example 1)<\/p>\n

“\u7f51\u7edc\u50ac\u751f\u51fa\u8bb8\u591a\u5b85\u7537\u5b85\u5973<\/strong>\uff0c\u793e\u4ea4\u5708\u66f4\u7a84”<\/p>\n

“w\u01cenglu\u00f2 cu\u012bsh\u0113ng ch\u016b x\u01d4du\u014d\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u00e1n<\/strong>\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u01da<\/strong>, sh\u00e8ji\u0101oqu\u0101n \u0261\u00e8n\u0261 zh\u01cei”<\/p>\n

“The internet has led to the rise of many male and female geeks<\/strong> – their social circle is more narrow than before”<\/p>\n

Example 2)<\/p>\n

“\u5b85\u7537<\/strong>\u4e13\u7528\uff1f\u6e38\u620f\u83b7\u80dc\u624d\u80fd\u5de5\u4f5c\u7684\u6d17\u8863\u673a”<\/p>\n

“zh\u00e1in\u00e1n<\/strong>\u00a0zhu\u0101ny\u00f2ng? y\u00f3ux\u00ec hu\u00f2sh\u00e8ng c\u00e1in\u00e9ng g\u014dngzu\u00f2 de x\u01d0y\u012bj\u012b “<\/p>\n

“Made specially for male geeks<\/strong>? A washing machine that only works after (you) beat the video game”<\/p>\n

Example 3)<\/p>\n

“\u6446\u5728\u8bb8\u591a\u5b85\u7537<\/strong>\u5b85\u5973\u9762\u524d\u7684\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e25\u5cfb\u95ee\u9898\u662f\uff0c\u5982\u4f55\u624d\u80fd\u4fdd\u6301\u5065\u5eb7”<\/p>\n

“b\u01cei z\u00e0i x\u01d4du\u014d\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u00e1n<\/strong>\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u01da mi\u00e0nqi\u00e1n de y\u012b g\u00e8 y\u00e1nj\u00f9n w\u00e8nt\u00ed sh\u00ec, r\u00fah\u00e9 c\u00e1in\u00e9ng b\u01ceoch\u00ed ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng”<\/p>\n

“A serious issue facing many male and female geeks<\/strong> is how to maintain their health”<\/p>\n

Example 4)<\/p>\n

“\u8d70\u8fd1\u5b85\u7537\u5b85\u5973<\/strong>\u4eec\u7684\u79c1\u5bc6\u751f\u6d3b”<\/p>\n

“z\u01d2uj\u00ecn\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u00e1n<\/strong>\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u01da men de s\u012bm\u00ec sh\u0113nghu\u00f3”<\/p>\n

“Enter the secret life of male and female geeks<\/strong>“<\/p>\n

Example 5)<\/p>\n

“\u9633\u5149\u5b85\u7537<\/strong>\uff1a\u5e78\u798f\u5f97\u6709\u8d28\u91cf”<\/p>\n

“y\u00e1nggu\u0101ng\u00a0zh\u00e1in\u00e1n:\u00a0<\/strong>x\u00ecngf\u00fa d\u011bi y\u01d2u zh\u00ecli\u00e0ng “<\/p>\n

“A bright and sunny geek<\/strong>: happiness requires quality”<\/p>\n

As you practice this word, you might want to use it together with Did you know there are more Chinese internet users than there are Americans?<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Or use both of them together with Did you know there are more Chinese internet users than there are Americans?<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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