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帅哥 (shuài ge) — handsome guy; (term of address) hey handsome

Definition

A casual, friendly term for a 'handsome guy' — used both to describe an attractive young man and as a flattering way to address one (like 'hey handsome').

noun
handsome guy(term of address) hey handsome
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 帅哥？
    Nà ge shuài ge shì shuí?
    Who is that handsome guy?
  • 帅哥，。
    shuài ge, Nǐ chuān zhè jiàn yī fu zhēn hǎo kàn.
    Handsome, you look great in this outfit.
  • 帅哥。
    Dà jiā dōu shuō tā shì gè shuài ge.
    Everyone says he's a handsome guy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

帅shuàihandsome
哥gēguy

帅哥 pairs 帅 (handsome) with 哥 (guy) for a handsome young man.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帥; 帅 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帥 shows 寻 (two hands) with 巾 (scarf), showing a scarf being worn. The simplified 帅 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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