社畜

shèchù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 (slang) corporate drone
  2. 2 wage slave / office livestock

Examples

Wǒ jiù shì ge pǔtōng shèchù, zhāo jiǔ wǎn jiǔ.
I'm just an ordinary corporate drone, nine-to-nine.
Shèchù de zhōumò yě chángcháng yào huí xiāoxi.
A corporate drone often has to reply to messages even on weekends.

Tips

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Orthographic loan from Japanese 社畜 (shachiku): 'company' + 'livestock'. Self-deprecating urban-office slang, often paired with 996 (9am–9pm, 6 days), 打工人 (worker), (overly competitive). Lighter than 奴隶 — used to bond, not accuse.

Stroke Order

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