shì

loanword
noun
common

Meaning of 雅皮士

雅皮士 means yuppie; young urban professional (typically an ambitious, well-educated young person in Western societies who pursues material success and career advancement). Pronounced yǎ pí shì.

  • yuppie; young urban professional (typically an ambitious, well-educated young person in Western societies who pursues material success and career advancement)

Definitions & Examples

shì
diǎn
xíng
de
shì
 
chuān穿
zhe
míng
pái
西
zhuāng
 
kāi
zhe
pǎo
chē
shàng
bān
 

He is a typical yuppie, wearing designer suits and driving a sports car to work.

shí
nián
dài
 
shì
wén
huà
zài
Měi
guó
xíng
dào
 

In the 1980s, yuppie culture was all the rage in America.

Zhè
diàn
yǐng
jiǎng
shù
le
shì
zài
Niǔ
yuē
de
fèn
dòu
shǐ
 

This film tells the story of several yuppies and their struggles in New York.

shì
tōng
cháng
zhù
zhòng
shēng
huó
pǐn
zhì
zhì
xiǎng
shòu
 

Yuppies typically place emphasis on quality of life and material comforts.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ wèi
/ lèi