REAL INTERNET CHINESE
a career brain
someone who puts work first and romance somewhere after the quarterly review
- Who can you say it to?
- Friends and coworkers Normal among people your own age. Skip it with elders, clients and officials.
- 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
Dates get rescheduled like meetings, anniversaries live in the calendar app, and dinner glows with one more email. Often self-declared, chin up, slightly proud; sometimes diagnosed by a neglected partner. Where romance-brain is a flaw, career-brain gets a shrug, occasionally even respect.
Hear it in the wild
Diǎnxíng shìyè nǎo, hūnlǐ dàngtiān hái kāihuì.
A textbook career brain, taking a meeting on his wedding day.
Bié guài shìyè nǎo, tā zhēn de zài pīn.
Don't blame the career brain, he really is hustling.
Quick answers
What does 事业脑 mean?
someone who puts work first and romance somewhere after the quarterly review
When do people say 事业脑?
Dates get rescheduled like meetings, anniversaries live in the calendar app, and dinner glows with one more email. Often self-declared, chin up, slightly proud; sometimes diagnosed by a neglected partner. Where romance-brain is a flaw, career-brain gets a shrug, occasionally even respect.
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