沉浸式

chénjìnshì

adjective

Meanings

1 immersive (style / experience)
2 (in vlog culture) doing a routine thing from start to finish, narrated or not, for viewers to soak in

Characters

Examples

这是一家沉浸式剧本杀店。

Zhè shì yìjiā chénjìnshì jùběnshā diàn.

This is an immersive murder-mystery game venue.

她发了一条沉浸式化妆的视频。

Tā fā le yìtiáo chénjìnshì huàzhuāng de shìpín.

She posted an immersive makeup-routine video.

沉浸式体验让人仿佛身临其境。

Chénjìnshì tǐyàn ràng rén fǎngfú shēnlínqíjìng.

An immersive experience makes you feel like you're actually there.

Tips

culture

Originally an art/theater term (immersive theater, immersive VR). Flipped into viral short-video vocab around 2022 with TikTok/Douyin trends like 沉浸式洗碗, 沉浸式化妆, 沉浸式整理 - quiet, first-person footage of mundane tasks with no talking, meant to be soothing. Named a 2022 Top 10 buzzword by 《咬文嚼字》.

usage

Acts as a modifier: 沉浸式 + noun. 沉浸式剧本杀, 沉浸式戏剧, 沉浸式吃播. The vlog sense always implies close-up POV footage of an everyday activity.

Stroke Order

沉 chén

浸 jìn

式 shì