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铁粉

鐵粉
tiěfěn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hardcore fan
  2. 2 die-hard fan
  3. 3 iron-clad fan

Examples

他是周杰伦二十年的铁粉。
Tā shì Zhōu Jiélún èrshí nián de tiěfěn.
He's been a hardcore Jay Chou fan for twenty years.
只有铁粉才会买演唱会前排票。
Zhǐyǒu tiěfěn cái huì mǎi yǎnchànghuì qián pái piào.
Only hardcore fans will buy front-row concert tickets.

Tips

memory
铁 (iron) + 粉 (fan) — short for 铁杆粉丝 'iron-rod fan'. 铁杆 already means 'staunch, unshakeable' in older Chinese (e.g. 铁杆兄弟). The metaphor: loyalty hard as iron.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě
粉 fěn