哪吒之魔童降世

nézhāzhīmótóngjiàngshì

popculture

Meanings

1 Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child (2019 animated film)
2 commonly translated as "Ne Zha"

Characters

(in Ne Zha's name)

(in Ne Zha's name)

(classical possessive)

to descend; be born

Examples

《哪吒之魔童降世》是2019年暑期档的爆款。

《Nézhā zhī mó tóng jiàng shì》 shì èr líng yī jiǔ nián shǔqīdàng de bàokuǎn.

Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child was the summer 2019 blockbuster.

这部电影票房超过五十亿。

Zhè bù diànyǐng piàofáng chāoguò wǔ shí yì.

The film's box office exceeded 5 billion yuan.

他重新塑造了哪吒的形象。

Tā chóngxīn sùzào le Nézhā de xíngxiàng.

It completely reshaped the image of Ne Zha.

Tips

culture

Directed by Jiaozi (饺子), released July 2019. Reimagines the classical myth with Ne Zha born as a 'demon child' fighting destiny. Grossed 5.04 billion yuan — the highest-grossing Chinese animated film ever and the second-highest-grossing Chinese film of all time at the time of release. Key driver of the 国漫崛起 ('rise of Chinese animation') moment.

In Pop Culture

饺子 Jiǎozi

Jiaozi (Yang Yu)

Chinese animation director (b. 1980); real name Yang Yu, directed Ne Zha (2019) and the record-smashing sequel Ne Zha 2 (2025).

国漫 guómàn

Chinese animation

Short for 国产动漫; used especially since ~2015 for the wave of high-budget domestic animated films.

Stroke Order

哪 nǎ

吒 zhā

之 zhī

魔 mó

童 tóng

降 jiàng

世 shì