If you need to talk about Knight Rider in Mainland China, you just need to know he’s called 霹雳游侠 (pīlìyóuxiá). This phrase will come in handy when you’re showing all of your friends “The Hoff’s” amazing “Jump Into My Car” video. Yes, the girls in the video don’t look 20, and yes, the Hoff is officially 56!

So, that brings up the topic of a role model – usually a 偶像 (ǒuxiàng).

Every now and then, you run into a kindred spirit, a “志趣相投的人” (zhìqùxiāngtóu)…