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China鈥檚 National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center unveiled the top 10 media buzzwords for 2019.
They encapsulate new phenomena and changes over the past year, according to the center.
Among the list are 鈥渘ighttime economy,鈥 鈥渆poch-making year of 5G,鈥 鈥渁pple-polishing chat group,鈥 鈥淏ing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon,鈥 鈥渂ucolic brands鈥 and "pig-butchering scam.鈥
The top 10 words and expressions were selected by an algorithm based on a corpus of 1 billion Chinese characters collected from publications of nine print media outlets, 20 broadcasting or television stations and four news websites between January 1 and November 30.
These words represent the focus and linguistic characteristics of Chinese mainstream media outlets, the organization noted. Here are the buzzwords:
* 澶滅粡娴 鈥 鈥淵e jingji鈥 or 鈥渘ighttime economy鈥
鈥淣ighttime economy鈥 refers to business activities in the service sector between 6pm and the next morning. Tapping into the potential of consumption on shopping, catering and entertaining activities during the evening, the nighttime economy has been injecting new vitality into China鈥檚 economic growth over the past year.
* 5G鍏冨勾 鈥 鈥5G yuannian鈥 or 鈥渆poch-making year for 5G鈥
The year 2019 was an epoch-making year for 5G technology as it witnessed three leading Chinese telecommunications operators grant licenses for commercial use of the technology, the commission of 86,000 5G base stations, the testing of 20 models of 5G mobile phones and the launching of monthly 5G service packages by Chinese mobile operators.
* 鎺ヨ瘔鍗冲姙 鈥 鈥淛iesu jiban鈥 or 鈥渉andling a complaint upon receipt鈥
This phrase refers to a new policy rolled out by the Beijing municipal people鈥檚 government to improve services for people鈥檚 livelihood at the primary level.
* 澶稿じ缇 鈥 鈥淜uakua qun鈥 or 鈥渁pple-polishing chat group鈥
This is a controversial social-media-born expression paraphrased as 鈥渁pple-polishing chat group.鈥
WeChat users in such chat groups can pay for overwhelming compliments and praise as a way to boost their self-confidence.
* 鍩哄眰鍑忚礋骞 鈥 鈥淛iceng jianfu nian鈥 or 鈥渢he year to alleviate burdens on primary-level authorities鈥
The Chinese leadership named 2019 as 鈥渢he year to alleviate burdens on primary-level authorities鈥 in a national circular issued in early 2019, aiming to cut down some formalities and invigorate officials at the primary level.
* 鍐板ⅸ澧 闆铻 鈥 鈥淏ing Dwen Dwen鈥 and 鈥淪huey Rhon Rhon鈥
These are the names of the mascots for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. They are portrayed as a chubby giant panda and a red-lantern-image baby, respectively.
* 涔″瓧鍙 鈥 鈥淴iang zi hao鈥 or 鈥渂ucolic brands鈥
鈥淏ucolic brands鈥 stems from a government initiative aiming to foster brands for agricultural products or services amid efforts to advance the rural vitalization strategy.
* 鏉鐚洏 鈥 鈥淪hazhu pan鈥 or 鈥減ig-butchering scam鈥
鈥淧ig-butchering scam鈥 is used for a new type of online fraud in which scammers attempt to win the trust of victims through a romantic relationship before tricking them into a gambling or financing trap.
The expression derives its name from how a butcher slaughters a pig after it is fattened.
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