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🌈 Internet slang used by Chinese people every day

Have you ever heard of shèkng?

It's a word you often see on Chinese SNS 👀

Social fear (Shèjiāo kngjù) is an abbreviation for social fear.

I'm a little bad at talking to people,

People who get a little excited about the place with a large number of people.

In Japanese, it is a nuance close to "shyness" and "communication disorder 🌱

For example 👇

🗣 I have a fear...

Wy udinr shèk ng...

I'm a little shy.

🗣 fear and others

Shè k ng zuì p à hé biérén shuō hu à

"Sha fear" is the worst at talking to people.

🗣 I'm afraid of a company.

It is also known as Wshì gè shè kng, and ì shuō hu à jiu jnzhāng.

I'm shy and get really nervous when I talk.

The opposite word is "shèniú," which I introduced yesterday 🐮✨

Someone who is sociable and good at socializing.

By the way, which one are you?

Sha fear? Or Sha cow? 🤗

The Chinese language

Studying Chinese

I want to connect with people who like Chinese.

Studying Chinese

Chinese Internet Slang

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... Read more「社恐」は直訳っぽく見ると難しそうですが、SNSではかなりカジュアルに使われていて、体感としては日本語の「ちょい人見知り」「初対面弱い」くらいの軽さで出てきます。私も中国の投稿で「我有点社恐…」を見たとき、深刻な診断名というより“性格あるある”として自分をいじる言い方なんだなと思いました。 ■ 社恐の基本:意味・読み方・成り立ち ・社恐(shè kǒng)=「社交恐惧(Shèjiāo kǒngjù)」の略 ・意味:人と話すのが苦手/大人数が緊張する/誘いを断りがち など 略語なので会話でもコメントでも短く打てて、ネットスラングとして定着しています。 ■ 使う場面(こんな時に出やすい) 1) 誘われたけど気が引ける時:ちょっと恥ずかしそうに断るニュアンス 2) 仕事・学校での発言:会議や発表が苦手 3) チャットでも緊張:オンラインでも「話しかけるのが怖い」 画像のように「ちょっと人見知りなんだ」「社恐は、人と話すのが一番苦手」「私は人見知りで、話すとすごく緊張してしまう」みたいな文脈で出てきます。 ■ コピペで使える短い例文(自然な言い回し) ・我有点社恐,不太敢主动聊天。 (ちょっと社恐で、自分から話しかけるのが苦手) ・人多的地方我会社恐。 (人が多い場所だと社恐になる) ・第一次见面我比较社恐。 (初対面だとわりと人見知り) ※「有点(ちょっと)」「比较(わりと)」を付けると柔らかい印象になって使いやすいです。 ■ 反対語:社牛との違い ・社牛(shè niú)=社交牛人の略 ・意味:コミュ強、初対面でもガンガン話せるタイプ 「社恐⇔社牛」でセット投稿が多く、自分をどっち寄りかでネタにしやすいのも特徴です。 ■ 「中国語スラング やばい?」と思った時の注意 スラングといっても下品な罵りではなく、自己紹介や自虐でよく使われる言葉です。ただ、相手に向かって「你很社恐(あなた社恐だよね)」と言うと決めつけに聞こえることもあるので、まずは自分のことを言う用法から使うのが無難でした。 最後に、検索で「社恐とは?」にたどり着いた人は、まず「社交恐惧の略=人見知り寄り」と押さえるだけで、SNSの文脈が一気に読みやすくなるはずです。

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