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追星族 (zhuī xīng zú) — star-chasing fans; groupies; people who are obsessed with celebrities

Definition

A compound noun for obsessive celebrity fans — 'star-chasers.' It blends 追星 (chasing stars) with 族 (a group/collective), so it refers to the group as a whole, not just one fan.

noun
star-chasing fansgroupiespeople who are obsessed with celebrities

Examples

  • 追星族，。
    Tā shì gè diǎn xíng de zhuī xīng zú, wèi le kàn ǒu xiàng de yǎn chàng huì pái le yì zhěng yè de duì.
    She is a typical star-struck fan; she queued all night to see her idol's concert.
  • 追星族。
    Hěn duō zhuī xīng zú huì huā hěn duō qián mǎi míng xīng de zhōu biān chǎn pǐn.
    Many star-chasing fans spend a lot of money buying celebrity merchandise.
  • 追星族。
    zhuī xīng zú De xíng wéi yǒu shí huì ràng ǒu xiàng gǎn dào kùn rǎo.
    The behavior of star-chasing fans can sometimes trouble the celebrities.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

追星chase stars
追zhuīchase星xīngstar
动宾Verb + object
族zúgroup

People who 追星 (chase stars) form a 族 (group), so these are fans obsessed with celebrities.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmovement
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂤
𠂤𠂤追zhuī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 辶 part shows movement, while 𠂤 gives the sound, for the sense of moving after or pursuing.

Open 追 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The top of 星 is a later simplified form of 晶, twinkling stars; the bottom 生 shows the sound.

Open 星 →

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

族 combines 㫃, a flag, and 矢, an arrow.

Open 族 →
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