Yesterday, the editorial board of "Yaowen Jiaozi" released the top 10 buzzwords of 2025, with terms like "Su Super," "Gu Zi," and "human-like authenticity" making the list.
The top 10 buzzwords are: 1. Resilience 2. Embodied Intelligence 3. Su Super 4. Cyber Reconciliation 5. Digital Nomads 6. Gu Zi (Economy) 7. Prefabricated ×× 8. Human-like Authenticity 9. ×× Basics, ×× Not Basics 10. "Calm and Skillful, Hasty and Scrambling."
Huang Anjing, editor-in-chief of "Yaowen Jiaozi," explained that the selection adhered to the publication's dual criteria of sociological and linguistic standards. The prominence of "Resilience" at the top, along with high votes for "Su Super" and "Cyber Reconciliation," reflects widespread public attention to major events and social trends of the year.
First, the advent of the intelligent era has accelerated updates to the Chinese lexicon, introducing a wave of AI-related terms that bear the distinct imprint of the digital age. Examples include "Embodied Intelligence" and "Human-like Authenticity," as well as other notable terms like "Intelligent Agents," "Digital Humans," and "Smart Devices."
Second, the rapid development of new productive forces, continuous industrial optimization, and economic transformation have diversified employment models. This shift has spawned a host of new expressions, such as "Gu Zi (Economy)" and "Digital Nomads," alongside emerging concepts like "Vertical Studios" (reflecting the rise of short dramas), "Low-Altitude Economy," and "Doorstep Economy."
Lastly, language serves as a window into societal sentiment. Phrases like "Calm and Skillful, Hasty and Scrambling" capture the public's living conditions, values, emotional needs, and aesthetic preferences.
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