陪玩 (péiwán): paid gaming companion (gig job)

Meanings

1 paid gaming companion (gig job)
2 to be a paid gaming companion

Characters

陪

Examples

她大学时候做过一段时间的游戏陪玩。

Tā dàxué shíhou zuò guò yí duàn shíjiān de yóuxì péiwán.

She worked part-time as a paid gaming companion in college.

下了一单陪玩,五十块钱两小时。

Xià le yì dān péiwán, wǔshí kuài qián liǎng xiǎoshí.

Booked a gaming companion order — fifty kuai for two hours.

Tips

culture

陪玩 is a peer-to-peer gig: you pay someone (often a young woman, often via apps like 比心 Bǐxīn or 捞月狗) to play 王者荣耀 / 英雄联盟 / 原神 with you, chat on voice, and possibly carry you. Pricing is per-hour, with premium for 大神 (high-rank players) and for friendly voice chemistry. Distinct from gold-farming — the service is the company, not the loot.

register

Generic sense ('to keep someone company while playing') is older and innocent — kids 陪玩 a younger sibling. The gig-economy meaning dominates online discussion since around 2017.