Thursday, April 21, 2016

Popular New Word 流行用词1:山寨,粉丝

山寨,original meaning is a complex in a mountain, for example: 那是一个山寨,that is a complex in the mountain.
But now, It has a new meaning--counterfeited goods. For example: 这是一个山寨苹果手机。This is a counterfeited iPhone.

粉丝,original meaning is green bean noddles, a type of Chinese food,  are made from green bean. Now, 粉丝 are popularly used as Fans追随者, because it pronounces alike .  For example: 这个明星有很多粉丝, This movie star has many fans (not green bean noodle).

Moreover, some people even use it as verb, means Like: 我很他, I like him very much.