赛博

賽博
sàibó
adjective #63,023

Meanings

  1. 1 cyber-
  2. 2 online; virtual

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ de hěnduō péngyou dōu shì sàibó péngyou, cónglái méi jiàn guo miàn.
A lot of my friends are online friends I've never met in person.
HSK 7-9
Zhè bù diànyǐng chōngmǎn le sàibó fēnggé de níhóngdēng hé gāolóu.
The film is full of cyber-style neon lights and skyscrapers.

Tips

usage
A sound loan of English 'cyber', first used in 赛博朋克 (cyberpunk). Since about 2020 it has also been internet slang for 'online, virtual': 赛博朋友 (an online friend), 赛博上香 (burning incense online).
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Formal and technical Chinese uses 网络 for cyber-, as in 网络安全 (cybersecurity). 赛博 sounds futuristic or playful.

Stroke Order

赛 sài
博 bó