陪玩

péiwán
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā dàxué shíhou zuò guò yí duàn shíjiān de yóuxì péiwán.
She worked part-time as a paid gaming companion in college.
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 ) 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 (high-rank players) and for friendly voice chemistry. Distinct from gold-farming — the service is the company, not the loot.
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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.

Stroke Order

péi
wán