单身贵族

單身貴族

dānshēn guìzú

noun

Measure Word

一个单身贵族 gè

Meanings

1 "single aristocrat"
2 happily single person; unmarried by choice

Characters

noble; expensive

Examples

HSK 7-9

她三十五了还是个单身贵族。

Tā sānshíwǔ le háishì ge dānshēn guìzú.

She's thirty-five and still a "single aristocrat."

HSK 7-9

比起将就，我宁愿当单身贵族。

Bǐqǐ jiāngjiù, wǒ nìngyuàn dāng dānshēn guìzú.

Rather than settle, I'd rather stay happily single.

Tips

usage

Ironic counterpoint to 剩女 ("leftover woman") and 光棍 ("bare branch"). Frames singlehood as a freedom-and-disposable-income lifestyle rather than a failure.

Stroke Order

单 dān

身 shēn

贵 guì

族 zú