粉丝 (fěn sī) — bean vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast

Definition

粉丝 has two unrelated senses: thin glassy noodles made from mung-bean starch (粉 alone covers most other starch noodles), and 'fan/enthusiast' (a loanword from English). Don't confuse the food sense with 粉, which is the powder/starch itself.

noun
bean vermicellicellophane noodlesfanenthusiast
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Examples

  • 粉丝
    Wǒ mǎi le yì bǎ fěn sī.
    I bought a bundle of vermicelli.
  • 粉丝
    Wǒ shì tā de fěn sī.
    I am his fan.
  • 粉丝
    Tā yǒu hěn duō fěn sī.
    He has a lot of fans.

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