瘾君子

癮君子

yǐnjūnzǐ

noun #4,436

Measure Word

一个瘾君子 gè

Meanings

1 addict
2 junkie

Characters

addiction; craving

gentleman; ruler

Examples

他变成了一个瘾君子。

Tā biànchéng le yīgè yǐnjūnzǐ.

He became an addict.

那里有很多瘾君子。

Nàlǐ yǒu hěnduō yǐnjūnzǐ.

There are many addicts there.

Tips

memory

瘾 (addiction) + 君子 (gentleman) = 'addiction gentleman' — an ironic, somewhat mocking term for an addict.

register

瘾君子 is informal and carries a negative connotation. It's commonly used in news and casual speech.

Stroke Order

瘾 yǐn

君 jūn

子 zǐ