铁粉

鐵粉

tiěfěn

noun

Meanings

1 hardcore fan
2 die-hard fan
3 iron-clad fan

Characters

fan (abbr. of 粉丝)

Examples

他是周杰伦二十年的铁粉。

Tā shì Zhōujiélún èrshí nián de tiěfěn.

He's been a hardcore Jay Chou fan for twenty years.

只有铁粉才会买演唱会前排票。

Zhǐyǒu tiěfěn cái huì mǎi yǎnchànghuì qiánpái piào.

Only hardcore fans will buy front-row concert tickets.

Tips

memory

铁 (iron) + 粉 (fan) — short for 铁杆粉丝 'iron-rod fan'. 铁杆 already means 'staunch, unshakeable' in older Chinese (e.g. 铁杆兄弟). The metaphor: loyalty hard as iron.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě

粉 fěn