Slang - 粉丝 Fans

Slang - 粉丝 Fans

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Chinese Slang Lesson: 网红 (Wǎng Hóng) & 粉丝 (Fěn Sī)

In this fun lesson, you'll learn two popular Chinese internet slang words that are used every day on social media!

🌟 网红 (wǎng hóng) = Internet celebrity, influencer

网 (wǎng) = internet
红 (hóng) = popular, famous

Examples:

她是一个网红。
Tā shì yí gè wǎng hóng.
She is an influencer.
那个网红有一百万粉丝。
Nà ge wǎng hóng yǒu yì bǎi wàn fěn sī.
That influencer has one million followers.

❤️ 粉丝 (fěn sī) = Fans, followers
Originally, 粉丝 meant "mund bean noodles," but today it is commonly used to mean "fans" or "followers."

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