Xinhua Headlines: Buzzwords of 2023 reflect transforming China

Multiple organizations in China have recently unveiled their lists of 2023's most popular catchphrases, new lexicons, and online buzzwords, painting a vivid picture of a dynamic and transforming country.

* These phrases have succinctly captured various facets of the year, marking changes in Chinese people's perceptions and everyday lives.

* Over the past decade, the top online buzzwords have also evolved, increasingly reflecting people's self-confidence as well as their confidence in the Chinese nation and Chinese culture.

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BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Multiple organizations in China have recently unveiled their lists of 2023's most popular catchphrases, new lexicons, and online buzzwords, painting a vivid picture of a dynamic and transforming country.

From emerging technological terms such as "generative AI," to grassroots sports phenomena like "village basketball association," these phrases have succinctly captured various facets of the year, marking changes in Chinese people's perceptions and everyday lives.

 

These simple yet catchy buzzwords are the keenest sensors of social development," said Wang Xiaoyan, an associate professor at Beijing Normal University, adding that over the past decade, the top online buzzwords have also evolved, increasingly reflecting people's self-confidence as well as their confidence in the Chinese nation and Chinese culture.

 

On a list announced by the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center recently, the 2023 online buzzwords span across the fields of everyday life, technology, sports, fashion, tourism, and workplaces. This compilation, drawn from a vast corpus of over 8 billion characters, includes varied linguistic resources from video comments to online news.

 

In a year marked by technological leaps, some tech jargon has made its way to a wider audience. Compared to the buzzwords in previous years, this year's list features a richer technology vocabulary, experts noted.

Among the top 10 online buzzwords, "digital and intelligent life," is high on the list, reflecting a wider adoption of digital and smart technologies in Chinese people's daily lives

 

The top 10 new phrases in 2023, as published by the organization, include "generative AI," and "battle of large models," both related to mushrooming AI applications based on large language models such as ChatGPT, or China tech giant Baidu's ERNIE Bot.

 

"Mozi xuntian," or "Mozi's sky survey," is also on the list. The phrase refers to the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) nicknamed after the ancient Chinese philosopher Mozi, also known as Micius, who is said to be the first in history to have conducted optical experiments. The WFST started operation in September 2023.

"Compared to the top 10 new phrases of 2022, this year's high-tech vocabulary is richer in content and greater in number. This indicates that 2023 is a year of increased innovation and vigorous development for China," said Ouyang Rihui, deputy director of the China Internet Economy Research Institute at the Central University of Finance and Economics.