Top 10 Chinese internet slang of 2021

Dec 29, 2021, 16:21

China's National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center recently published its annual list of the top 10 Chinese internet buzzwords of 2021.

The center collected language resources from online forums, news portals, "danmu" (comments over videos) and elsewhere. Based on this large cyber corpus, the 10 most popular internet expressions were selected from nearly 1.1 billion "danmu" and around 350,000 posts.

These expressions reflect Chinese people's experiences over the past year.

Let's take a look at the top 10 Chinese slang expressions used on the internet in 2021.

#The Age of Awakening

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2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The hit TV series "The Age of Awakening" tells the story of the CPC's founding, explaining why the Chinese people chose the Party and how the early Chinese communists explored the truth and saved the nation. This award-winning TV series has proven to be highly popular among younger viewers, achieving a rating of 9.3 out of 10 on China's IMDb-like platform Douban.

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Newtown

emanreus post time: 2021-12-30 18:35

Resorting to personal insults instead of responding to issues and evidenciary sources shows a dearth of intellectual honesty.

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GhostBuster post time: 2021-12-30 10:47

our new fellow in town turned into a laughing stock a while back...

However, he's getting paid for it.

Then again, so did the King's entertainer's ...

Jester's I believe they're called...

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Newtown

GhostBuster post time: 2021-12-30 10:47

''China's birth rate in 2020 is likely to be 8.52 per 1,000, below 10 for the first time'', quoting Mu Guangzong | China Daily | Updated: 2021-12-29.

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Newtown post time: 2021-12-29 23:45

Please do not exhibit your lack of knowledge about China to impress others on world platform less you turned into the laughing stock!

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sunnylin01 post time: 2021-12-29 16:28

The nation's dwindling population growth doesn't portend much hope for ''the younger generation's ambition''.

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#We're ready to build a stronger country

Representatives of Chinese Communist Youth League members and Young Pioneers at a ceremony marking the CPC centenary at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, July 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
The phrase is part of the oath made by students who attended the celebration for the CPC centenary at Tian'anmen Square.

The full oath of "Please rest assured, we're ready to serve the nation and build a stronger China" shows the young generation's ambition, confidence and dedication.

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#I didn't get it, but I was just in awe

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Film director Ang Lee made this comment when describing his feelings after watching a film. Now it has become a popular slang term which people use to express their confusion and shock about something.

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#It doesn't hurt, but it's really humiliating

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The trending expression is now commonly used to describe a situation that is particularly embarrassing.

It was first seen in an online video clip where two men graciously offer each other food, paying no attention to the woman sitting between them. People then used this phrase to comment on the woman who appears to be left out.

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#Tang ping (Lying flat)

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Mostly used by young Chinese, the trending phrase is an antidote to society's pressures and fierce competition. People use this phrase to vent their frustrations at the pressures and express their change of mindset — not overworking, and opting for a "chilled out" lifestyle.

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#Jue jue zi (brilliant with a capital b)

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This newly-coined phrase originated from Chinese talent and reality shows, where it is used to commend contestants or guests in the shows.

Now it is used widely online to praise someone or something to the skies. It may have negative connotations, meaning someone or something is extremely terrible, depending on the context.

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