吃瓜群众

吃瓜群眾

chīguā qúnzhòng

noun

Meanings

1 onlookers; the peanut gallery (in online drama)
2 uninvolved bystanders watching for the spectacle

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Examples

HSK 5

我只是个不明真相的吃瓜群众。

Wǒ zhǐshì ge bùmíng zhēnxiàng de chīguā qúnzhòng.

I'm just a clueless onlooker here for the show.

HSK 6

吃瓜群众纷纷在评论区留言。

Chīguā qúnzhòng fēnfēn zài pínglùnqū liúyán.

Onlookers flooded the comment section with messages.

HSK 7-9

这场八卦吸引了大量吃瓜群众。

Zhè chǎng bāguà xīyǐn le dàliàng chīguā qúnzhòng.

This gossip drew a huge crowd of onlookers.

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Internet slang, coined around 2016. Literally "melon-eating masses" - picture bystanders munching watermelon while drama unfolds. Casual; fine for chat and social media, avoid in formal writing.

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