Meaning: “求生欲” literally means “survival instinct,” and “很强” means “very strong.” This saying, which first caught on among Chinese netizens last year, is used jokingly when a person comes up with a perfect and clever answer to a tough question posed by their partner, spouse, in-law, interviewee or boss in different scenarios. It’s most often used on men who are afraid of upsetting or annoying their girlfriends or wives. Example: A: 没看出来你也那么爱自拍。 Méi kàn chūlái nǐ yě nàme ài zìpāi。 I didn’t know you too like to take selfies. B: 我这是拍张照片向老婆大人汇报今天的饭局。 Wǒ zhèshì pāi zhāng zhàopiàn xiàng lǎopó dàrén huìbào jīntiān de fànjú。 I just took a picture of today’s banquet to send to my wife (so that she knows why I’m late). A: 求生欲很强啊。 Qiúshēngyù hěnqiáng a。 You do have a strong survival instinct. (You are trying very hard not to upset your wife.) |