REAL INTERNET CHINESE
to come ashore
to finally pass the exam or land the stable job you fought for
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Originally for passing the brutal civil service or grad school exams after months of grinding, you finally climb out of the water onto land. Now any hard-won stability counts, a job offer, a loan paid off. Tell someone zhù nǐ shàng'àn and it means a lot.
Hear it in the wild
Kǎo le sān nián, zhōngyú shàng'àn le.
Three years of exams, and I finally made it ashore.
Zhù nǐ jīnnián shùnlì shàng'àn.
Hope you land it this year.
Quick answers
What does 上岸 mean?
to finally pass the exam or land the stable job you fought for
When do people say 上岸?
Originally for passing the brutal civil service or grad school exams after months of grinding, you finally climb out of the water onto land. Now any hard-won stability counts, a job offer, a loan paid off. Tell someone zhù nǐ shàng'àn and it means a lot.
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