雷人

léirén
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 shocking
  2. 2 outrageous
  3. 3 jaw-dropping (internet slang)
  4. 4 stunning in a bad/cringey way

Examples

Tā de fāyán tài léirén le.
His remarks were absolutely outrageous.
Wǎngshàng jīngcháng néng kàndào yīxiē léirén de xīnwén.
You often come across jaw-dropping news online.

Tips

register
Internet slang from the late 2000s, now mainstream-casual. Says the speaker felt 'struck by lightning' — usually from cringe, absurdity, or shock rather than awe. The corresponding verb is (léidào), as in 'I was floored.' Avoid in formal writing.
memory
= 'thunder/lightning' + = 'person.' Picture being zapped by a bolt of lightning the moment you read or hear something — that's the feeling 雷人 captures.

Stroke Order

léi
rén