赛博朋克

• Pinyin: sài bó péng kè
• Hanzi breakdown: 赛博 (cyber) + 朋克 (punk) -> cyberpunk genre and aesthetic.

Meaning

Cyberpunk: a high-tech, low-life futuristic aesthetic or genre.

In Chinese slang it also labels neon, gritty, hacked-together, or oddly futuristic scenes. It can be serious genre talk or joking description.

Examples

1. 这条老街霓虹一亮，很赛博朋克。 With the neon lights on, this old street feels very cyberpunk.
2. 他把电脑线缠成一团，赛博朋克感很强。 He tangled the computer cables into a mess, and it has a strong cyberpunk feel.
3. 这部电影的赛博朋克设定很完整。 The cyberpunk setting in this film is very complete.

Usage Guide

Context: games, films, design, social media

Tone: stylish, genre-aware

Do Say

• 这张海报很赛博朋克，霓虹和雨夜都有。（Use for the aesthetic.）
• 赛博朋克不只是灯光，还包含社会想象。（Note genre depth.）

Don't Say

• 把所有蓝紫霓虹都叫赛博朋克。（The term has tech, city, and social themes too.）

Common Mistakes

• Reducing it to color style only; cyberpunk includes power, tech, and urban tension.

Origin & History

A phonetic borrowing of cyberpunk, spread through science fiction, games, films, and visual culture.

Cultural Context

Era: 2020s

Generation: Gen Z and Millennials, now broadly understood

Social background: Urban online speakers, students, and workers

Regional notes: Used across Mainland China, especially in online and casual speech.