吸粉

xīfěn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to attract followers (online)
  2. 2 to gain fans

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi bózhǔ kào měishí shìpín xùnsù xīfěn.
This blogger rapidly gained followers thanks to her food videos.
HSK 7-9
Xīn zhànghào yī gè yuè xīfěn shíwàn.
The new account gained 100,000 followers in one month.

Tips

register
Internet/marketing slang. 'fans' is transliterated from English 'fans' (粉丝 fěnsī = fans, the noodle pun). 'suck/draw in' is what magnets do, so 吸粉 literally pictures pulling in fans. Sister terms: 涨粉 'follower count grows,' 掉粉 'lose followers,' 变现 'monetize.'
mistakes
Don't over-translate as 'powder' here. In social-media context it always means 'fans.' Same word, two senses (粉末 vs 粉丝).

Stroke Order

fěn