běi piāo

北漂 (běi piāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities; migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit”.

Meanings

  1. 1to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities
  2. 2migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit

Characters in 北漂

北běi · north漂piāo · to float

Related words

漂亮pretty; beautiful北north北方north北部northern part北边north西北northwest西北Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)北极the North Pole漂to float漂to bleach漂used in 漂亮[piao4 liang5]北美North America

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