蜘蛛人

zhīzhūrén

noun

Measure Word

一个蜘蛛人 gè

Meanings

1 high-rise window cleaner; rope-access technician (industrial climber)
2 Spider-Man (Taiwan title for the Marvel character)

Characters

spider (first half)

spider (second half)

Examples

几个蜘蛛人正在擦摩天大楼的玻璃。

Jǐ ge zhīzhūrén zhèngzài cā mótiān dàlóu de bōli.

Several rope-access workers are cleaning the skyscraper's windows.

他小时候最喜欢看《蜘蛛人》。

Tā xiǎo shíhou zuì xǐhuan kàn 《Zhīzhūrén》.

When he was little he loved watching Spider-Man.

Tips

usage

Two senses, both common: (1) the everyday Chinese name for high-rise window cleaners and rope-access workers — they 'climb walls like spiders'; (2) the Taiwanese title of Marvel's Spider-Man (mainland China uses 蜘蛛侠 zhīzhūxiá).

In Pop Culture

蜘蛛人:返校日 Zhīzhūrén: Fǎnxiàorì

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Taiwan title of the 2017 Marvel film

Stroke Order

蜘 zhī

蛛 zhū

人 rén