How does Chinese people think of the CEO of TikTok?
This week, TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, attended the congressional hearing in the United States, and not only was everyone interested in the progress of the hearing, but there was also something else that caused a wide discussion - Chew's handsome appearance! Standing in the eye of the storm, Chew undoubtedly received the most attention, and many people found his calm demeanor in the hearing impressive, combined with his good looks and charming personality, which led many to believe he was quite attractive. As a result, there were a lot of people making video edits on TikTok about Shou Zi Chew.
Here, we can learn a very popular Chinese slang term "颜控" (yán kòng), which refers to people who are particularly attracted to someone's appearance, especially their face.
yán kòng
颜 控
appearance-obsessed
A person who is obsessed with good-looking people and believes that beauty can give one a head start in life. They might have a conscious or unconscious bias against plain-looking people.
Examples:
Wǒ de péng you shì ge yán kòng, zhǐ yào zhǎng de hǎo kàn, tā jiù huì xǐ huān shang tā。
我的朋友是个颜控，只要长得好看，他就会喜欢上她。
My friend is a "yan kong," he will like any girl who is good looking.
Wǒ cóng lái bú shì yī ge yán kòng, wǒ gèng kàn zhòng yī ge rén de nèi zài pǐn zhì。
我从来不是一个颜控，我更看重一个人的内在品质。
I've never been a "yan kong," I care more about a person's inner qualities.
Yán kòng de xiāo fèi zhě róng yì bèi jīng měi de bāo zhuāng xī yǐn。
颜控的消费者容易被精美的包装吸引。
The consumers who are obsessed with appearance are easily attracted by the exquisite product packaging.
Yán kòng de guàn zhòng men jīng cháng duì nà xiē méi yǒu wài mào yōu shì de yǎn yuán jìn xíng biǎn dī hé gōng jī, zhè shì bú dào dé de xíng wéi。
颜控的观众们经常对那些没有外貌优势的演员进行贬低和攻击，这是不道德的行为。
"Yan kong" audiences often degrade and attack actors who do not have a good appearance, which is unethical behavior.
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