雅皮士 (yǎ pí shì) — yuppie
Definition
A loanword for 'yuppie' — a young urban professional, typically materialistic and career-driven. It comes from English 'yuppie' (Young Urban Professional) and is used in Chinese to describe that same 1980s Western subculture.
noun
yuppie
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 雅皮士，。Tā shì yí wèi diǎn xíng de yǎ pí shì, zhù zài shì zhōng xīn de gāo dàng gōng yù.He is a typical yuppie, living in a high-end apartment in the city center.
- 雅皮士。Bā shí nián dài yǎ pí shì wén huà zài měi guó hěn liú xíng.Yuppie culture was very popular in the United States in the 1980s.
- 雅皮士。Hěn duō rén rèn wéi yǎ pí shì zhī guān xīn jīn qián hé shì yè.Many people think yuppies only care about money and career.
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