粉丝数

粉絲數

fěnsīshù

noun

Meanings

1 follower count
2 number of fans / followers

Characters

phonetic 's' / silk

Examples

她半年涨了十万粉丝数。

Tā bàn nián zhǎng le shí wàn fěnsīshù.

She gained 100k followers in half a year.

粉丝数高不等于变现能力强。

Fěnsīshù gāo bù děngyú biànxiàn nénglì qiáng.

A high follower count doesn't equal strong monetization ability.

Tips

culture

粉丝 (fans / followers) is itself a transliteration of English 'fans' — 粉 was originally just the phonetic stand-in. Now it's so naturalized that 粉 alone (e.g. 我是你的粉) means 'follower / fan' on Weibo and 抖音.

usage

Cluster: 粉丝数 (count) – 涨粉 (gain followers) – 掉粉 (lose followers) – 取关 (unfollow) – 加粉 (add as follower / fan) – 真爱粉 / 路人粉 / 黑粉 (true / casual / hater fans).

Stroke Order

粉 fěn

丝 sī

数 shù