逃离北上广

逃離北上廣

táolí Běi Shàng Guǎng

phrase

Meanings

1 flee Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
2 leave the first-tier cities for somewhere cheaper

Characters

Beijing (abbr.)

Shanghai (abbr.)

Guangzhou (abbr.)

Examples

HSK 5

越来越多的年轻人选择逃离北上广。

Yuèláiyuè duō de niánqīngrén xuǎnzé táolí Běi Shàng Guǎng.

More and more young people are choosing to flee the first-tier cities.

HSK 5

她逃离北上广后回成都开了家咖啡店。

Tā táolí Běi Shàng Guǎng hòu huí Chéngdū kāi le jiā kāfēidiàn.

After fleeing the big cities, she went back to Chengdu and opened a coffee shop.

HSK 6

房价太高，逃离北上广成了热门话题。

Fángjià tài gāo, táolí Běi Shàng Guǎng chéng le rèmén huàtí.

With housing prices so high, 'fleeing the tier-one cities' has become a hot topic.

Tips

culture

Trending term since the early 2010s describing young professionals who give up on Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou (and usually Shenzhen) because of housing costs, overwork, and hukou restrictions. Often paired with 回老家 or 去二三线城市.

Stroke Order

逃 táo

离 lí

北 běi

上 shàng

广 guǎng