小扎

xiǎozhā

popculture

Meanings

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

Characters

(from 扎克伯格, Zuckerberg)

Examples

小扎又发了一条健身视频。

Xiǎo Zhā yòu fā le yì tiáo jiànshēn shìpín.

Zuck just posted another workout video.

小扎是Facebook的创始人。

Xiǎo Zhā shì Facebook de chuàngshǐrén.

Zuck is the founder of Facebook.

这几年小扎对元宇宙下了很大的赌注。

Zhè jǐ nián Xiǎo Zhā 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 surname 扎克伯格 (Zhākèbógé) to just 扎, then prepends the affectionate 小 ('little/young'). Chinese financial press also uses 扎克伯格 formally.

usage

'小 + surname char' is a productive pattern for foreign tech CEOs in Chinese online speech: 小扎 (Zuckerberg), 小布什 (George W. Bush), and similar.

In Pop Culture

扎克伯格 Zhākèbógé

Zuckerberg

Full Chinese transliteration of the 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