2018年“十大流行语”Verbalism Magazine Publishes 10 Most Popular Words of 2018

Famous Chinese magazine Yao Wen Jiao Zi(《咬文嚼字》), or Verbalism in English, recently published The Most Popular Words of 2018. Words as varied as "koi fish", "official announcement" and "withdraw from a group" that capture the important events and trends in 2018 made it to the list(名单 míng dān).

These ten buzzwords are:

1. [rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ] 人类命运共同体 a community with a shared future

2. [jǐn lǐ] 锦鲤 koi fish; a lucky dog

3. [diànxiǎo'èr] 店小二 waiter

4. [jiàokēshū shì] 教科书式 a textbook case

5. [guān xuān] 官宣 officially announce/official announcement

6. [quèrèn guò yǎnshén] 确认过眼神 soul gaze

7. [tuì qún] 退群 withdraw from a group

8. [fó xì] 佛系 buddha-like

9. [jù yīng] 巨婴 Big baby

10. [gāng jīng] 杠精 hater