蚁族 (蟻族)
yǐ zú
Pinyin

Definition

蚁族 (蟻族)
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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)

上班族
shàng bān zú
  1. 1 office workers (as social group)
家族
jiā zú
  1. 1 family
  2. 2 clan
族
zú
  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)
民族
mín zú
  1. 1 nationality
  2. 2 ethnic group
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
一族
yī zú
  1. 1 social group
  2. 2 subculture
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 clan
  5. 5 see also: 族 zú

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'.
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