Catch Phrase | 深圳女孩(Shēnzhèn nǚhái)

Writer: Song Yingwen  |  Editor: Stephanie Yang  |  From: Shenzhen Daily  |  Updated: 2021-02-02

Meaning:

“深圳女孩” literally means “Shenzhen girls.” The terms is now used in a positive way to describe a group of self-reliant young women, usually with strong academic backgrounds, who focus their time and energy to work to become financially self-sufficient.

The term popped onto hot topics lists on China’s social media platforms after a Weibo blogger revealed that she was told by her Shenzhen friends that girls prefer money topics and ways to become financially independent in their social gatherings in Shenzhen. Instead of celebrity gossips and relationship complaints, real estate, stock markets and investment projects are the topics of common interest.

Example:

以前我以为我只是个平平无奇的爱搞钱的四川女孩儿,现在才知道原来我是一个地地道道的深圳女孩儿。

Yǐqián wǒ yǐwéi wǒ zhǐshìge píngpíngwúqí de ài gǎoqián de sìchuān nǚháiér, xiànzài cái zhīdào woshì yígè dìdìdàodào de Shēnzhèn nǚháiér。

I always thought that I was a common girl from Sichuan who is obsessed with the thoughts of making money. Now I realize that I am actually a “Shenzhen girl.”