张雪峰 (Zhāng Xuěfēng) · Zhang Xuefeng

Meanings

1 Zhang Xuefeng
2 viral Chinese gaokao and college-major admissions consultant

About Zhang Xuefeng

1984–2026 · 网红 internet celebrity

Tutor whose blunt, funny online videos on choosing a university and major after the 高考 made him one of China's best-known admissions advisers; his 2023 advice against studying journalism set off a national debate.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

以前张雪峰直播间一开就有几十万人看。

Yǐqián Zhāng Xuěfēng zhíbōjiān yì kāi jiù yǒu jǐshíwàn rén kàn.

Hundreds of thousands used to tune in as soon as Zhang Xuefeng's livestream opened.

HSK 7-9

张雪峰讲高考志愿的视频很火。

Zhāng Xuěfēng jiǎng gāokǎo zhìyuàn de shìpín hěn huǒ.

Zhang Xuefeng's videos on gaokao major selection are very popular.

HSK 7-9

很多家长靠张雪峰的建议给孩子报志愿。

Hěnduō jiāzhǎng kào Zhāng Xuěfēng de jiànyì gěi háizi bào zhìyuàn.

Many parents rely on Zhang Xuefeng's advice for their children's major applications.

Tips

culture

He started out tutoring for the graduate entrance exam, 考研. The line that set off the journalism row: if his child insisted on studying it, 我一定会把他打晕, 'I would definitely knock him out'.