中氪

zhōngkè

verb

Meanings

1 to spend a moderate amount on a game
2 mid-level spender in a game

Characters

krypton; slang for paying real money in games

Examples

HSK 5

他中氪了半年，账号已经很强了。

Tā zhōngkè le bànnián, zhànghào yǐjīng hěn qiáng le.

He's been spending moderately for half a year, and his account is already strong.

HSK 7-9

我算是中氪玩家，每个月充三百块左右。

Wǒ suànshì zhōngkè wánjiā, měi ge yuè chōng sānbǎi kuài zuǒyòu.

I'm a mid-level spender: I top up about 300 yuan a month.

Tips

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Gamer slang. The spending ladder runs 零氪 'free-to-play', 微氪 'light spender', 中氪 'mid-level spender', 重氪 'heavy spender' and 氪佬 'whale'. 氪 'krypton' stands for 氪金, paying real money in a game, and 中 is zhōng 'middle' here.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

氪 kè