How to Say "Vampire" in Chinese

吸血鬼

xīxuěguǐ

The English word "vampire" is translated into Chinese as 吸血鬼 (xīxuěguǐ).

The term 吸血鬼 refers to the mythological creature and is also used to describe the modern pop-culture archetype.

Meaning: mythological creature (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of the characters 吸 (to suck), 血 (blood) and 鬼 (ghost/spirit/demon), literally meaning "blood-sucking ghost".

The term 吸血鬼 is widely used in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

xīxuěguǐ

Traditional Chinese folklore has its own version of the vampire called the 僵尸, or 'stiff corpse', which hops rather than flies and is controlled by yellow paper talismans.
In modern Chinese slang, 吸血鬼 is often used to describe people who exploit others for money or resources, such as a predatory boss or a parasitic family member.
While 吸血鬼 is the standard term, some older translations of Western vampire literature used the term 血魔, which translates to 'blood demon'.

唐納德也是吸血鬼。
Donald was also a vampire.
This sentence shows how to identify someone as a 吸血鬼.
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湯姆打扮成吸血鬼。
Tom is dressed as a vampire.
This sentence describes someone being dressed as a 吸血鬼.
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齊里討厭吸血鬼電影。
Ziri hates vampire movies.
This sentence shows how to use 吸血鬼 to describe movies.
Tatoeba #13861364 by LeviHighway, translation #10213310 by Amastan
吸血鬼日记
The Vampire Diaries
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Two friends are discussing a horror movie they just watched.

晓雯 Xiaowen

這部電影裡的吸血鬼很可怕。
Zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ de xīxuèguǐ hěn kěpà.
The vampire in this movie is very scary.
志强 Zhiqiang

是的，我也覺得那種感覺很真實。
Shì de, wǒ yě juédé nà zhǒng gǎnjué hěn zhēnshí.
Yes, I also think that feeling is very realistic.
晓雯 Xiaowen

你害怕吸血鬼嗎？
Nǐ hàipà xīxuèguǐ ma?
Are you afraid of vampires?
志强 Zhiqiang

我不怕，我只是覺得很有趣。
Wǒ bù pà, wǒ zhǐshì juédé hěn yǒuqù.
I'm not afraid, I just think they are interesting.

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