Key words for today
鸡娃 (jī wá) – “chicken-baby”，父母用尽各种方式逼孩子学习（流行词）
焦虑 (jiāo lǜ) – anxiety
内卷 (nèi juǎn) – involution, excessive competition
教育军备竞赛 (jiào yù jūn bèi jìng sài) – educational arms race
学区房 (xué qū fáng) – house/apartment within a good school district
补习班 (bǔ xí bān) – cram school, tutoring class
竞赛证书 (jìng sài zhèng shū) – competition certificate
别人家的孩子 (bié rén jiā de hái zi) – “other people’s kids” (metaphor for comparison pressure)
支出 (zhī chū) – expenditure
抑郁症 (yì yù zhèng) – depression
情绪崩溃 (qíng xù bēng kuì) – emotional breakdown
规划 (guī huà) – to plan
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