痞子

pǐzi

noun #14,458

Meanings

1 ruffian
2 hooligan
3 thug

Characters

ruffian; scoundrel; lump in the abdomen

suffix for nouns

Examples

别跟那些痞子混在一起。

Bié gēn nàxiē pǐzi hùn zài yīqǐ.

Don't hang around with those hooligans.

他年轻的时候是个街头痞子。

Tā niánqīng de shíhòu shì gè jiētóu pǐzi.

He was a street thug when he was young.

Tips

culture

The word gained wide recognition from the 1994 film 阳光灿烂的日子 and the literary genre 痞子文学 (hooligan literature) pioneered by Wang Shuo (王朔). His irreverent, streetwise characters defined the 痞子 archetype in Chinese pop culture.

Stroke Order

痞 pǐ

子 zǐ