REAL INTERNET CHINESE
digital nomad
someone who works remotely while moving between cities or countries
- 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?
- Hot right now In heavy use at the moment.
When to say it
Say it about the friend taking video calls from a Dali cafe or a Bali beach house. Admiring and a bit envious, sometimes teasing when their WiFi dies mid meeting.
Hear it in the wild
Tā cízhí qù Dàlǐ dāng shùzì yóumín.
She quit and moved to Dali as a digital nomad.
Shùzì yóumín zuì pà duànwǎng.
Nothing scares a digital nomad like losing WiFi.
Quick answers
What does 数字游民 mean?
someone who works remotely while moving between cities or countries
When do people say 数字游民?
Say it about the friend taking video calls from a Dali cafe or a Bali beach house. Admiring and a bit envious, sometimes teasing when their WiFi dies mid meeting.
When should you not say 数字游民?
Usually a compliment, but to people stuck in offices it can sound like showing off. Read the room before flexing your beach office.
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