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小扎

xiǎozhā
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 "Little Zuck"
  2. 2 Chinese internet nickname for Mark Zuckerberg (b. 1984)

Examples

HSK 5
小扎又发了一条健身视频。
Xiǎozhā yòu fā le yì tiáo jiànshēn shìpín.
Zuck just posted another workout video.
HSK 7-9
小扎是Facebook的创始人。
Xiǎozhā shì Facebook de chuàngshǐrén.
Zuck is the founder of Facebook.
HSK 7-9
这几年小扎对元宇宙下了很大的赌注。
Zhè jǐ nián xiǎozhā duì yuányǔzhòu xià le hěn dà de dǔzhù.
In recent years Zuck has bet big on the metaverse.

Tips

culture
Mark Zuckerberg (b. 1984), founder and CEO of Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads). Chinese media shortens his transliterated surname 扎克伯格 to just 扎, then prepends the affectionate 小 ("little/young").
usage
"小 + surname char" is a productive pattern for foreign tech figures in Chinese online speech, as in 小扎 (Zuckerberg) or 小布什 (George W. Bush).

In Pop Culture

扎克伯格 Zhākè bógé
Zuckerberg
Full Chinese transliteration of Zuckerberg’s surname.
Meta Meta
Meta Platforms
Company Zuckerberg co-founded as Facebook in 2004; rebranded to Meta in 2021 around the metaverse pivot.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
扎 zhā