哥特
gē tè
The Mandarin word for the English term 'goth' is 哥特 (gē tè).
哥特 is used to refer to a person who is part of the goth subculture or the concept itself. If you wish to describe something as 'Gothic' in style, such as architecture, you should use the adjective form 哥特式.
Meaning: person who is part of the goth subculture (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
哥特 is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'goth', using the characters 哥 (gē) and 特 (tè).
Which one should you use?
哥特 is the base term, but you can use different forms depending on your context: use 哥特式 to act as an adjective for 'Gothic' styles and use 哥特族 to refer to the subculture as a collective group or 'the Goths' by adding 族, which means 'race' or 'tribe'.
How do you pronounce it?
gē tè
Did you know?
- The concept of 哥特 in China is often visually blended with 洛丽塔 (luò lì tǎ), the transliteration for 'Lolita', creating a hybrid style.
- When discussing 'Gothic' fashion, a Chinese speaker might use the term 哥特风 (gē tè fēng), where 风 means 'wind', to describe the specific 'trend' or 'style' of the look.
- The character 哥 (gē) used in 哥特 typically means 'elder brother', while 特 (tè) can mean 'special'.
Examples in context
- 最近，哥特文化在中国年轻人中的影响日益增长。Recently, goth culture's influence among Chinese youngsters is growing.
- 她是一个哥特女孩。tā shì yí gè gē tè nǚ háiShe is a goth girl.
- 那个哥特族青年很酷。nà gè gē tè zú qīng nián hěn kùThat goth youth is very cool.
Example conversation
Xinyi and Zhiqiang are looking at a fashion magazine.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你看，这个女孩是个哥特。Nǐ kàn, zhège nǚhái shì gè gētè.Look, this girl is a goth.
- 欣怡 Xinyi她的衣服太酷了！Tā de yīfú tài kù le!Her clothes are so cool!
- 志强 Zhiqiang我觉得这种风格很有个性。Wǒ juéde zhè zhǒng fēnggé hěn yǒu gèxìng.I think this style has a lot of personality.
- 欣怡 Xinyi我也想尝试哥特风格。Wǒ yě xiǎng chángshì gētè fēnggé.I want to try the goth style too.
