蚁族
yǐ zú
Pinyin

Definition

蚁族
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yǐ zú
  1. "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shàng bān zú
  1. 1 office workers (as social group)
jiā zú
  1. 1 family
  2. 2 clan
  1. 1 race
  2. 2 nationality
  3. 3 ethnicity
  4. 4 clan
  5. 5 by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
mín zú
  1. 1 nationality
  2. 2 ethnic group
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
yī zú
  1. 1 social group
  2. 2 subculture
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 clan
  5. 5 see also 族[zú]
Hā ní zú
  1. 1 Hani ethnic group
kěn lǎo zú
  1. 1 (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents
dān shēn guì zú
  1. 1 fig. unmarried person
  2. 2 single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
Huí zú
  1. 1 Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China
Tǔ jiā zú
  1. 1 Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
Zhuàng zú
  1. 1 Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
gōng xīn zú
  1. 1 salaried class
Yí zú
  1. 1 Yi ethnic group
zú qún
  1. 1 ethnic group
  2. 2 community
zú pǔ
  1. 1 genealogical record
  2. 2 family history
  3. 3 lineage
yuè guāng zú
  1. 1 lit. moonlight group
  2. 2 fig. those who spend their monthly income even before they earn their next salary (slang)
Cháo xiǎn zú
  1. 1 Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)
  2. 2 the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
mín zú zhǔ yì
  1. 1 nationalism
  2. 2 national self-determination
  3. 3 principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
  4. 4 racism
Shuǐ zú
  1. 1 Shui ethnic group of Guangxi
shuǐ zú xiāng
  1. 1 aquarium
  2. 2 fish tank

Idioms (1)

名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood

Sample Sentences

咱们既不是富二代,也不是官二代,父母都是老实巴交的农民。想在大城市立足,流血流汗是肯定的。像咱们这样的“蚁族”,全国少说也有几百万。
zánmen jì bù shì fù\'èrdài ,yě bù shì guān\'èrdài ,fùmǔ dōu shì lǎoshibājiāo de nóngmín 。xiǎng zài dàchéngshì lìzú ,liúxiě liúhàn shì kěndìng de 。xiàng zánmen zhèyàng de “yǐzú ”,quánguó shǎoshuō yě yǒu jǐbǎi wàn 。
Our parents aren't wealthy, let alone government officials. Our parents are just honest and good-natured peasants. Coming to the big city and shedding blood, sweat and tears is a must. There's more than a few million people like us - apart of this 'ant tribe'.