Key words for today
轰炸 (hōngzhà) – bombard; barrage
席卷 (xíjuàn) – sweep across; inundate
狂潮 (kuángcháo) – craze; tidal wave (figurative)
浮出水面 (fúchū shuǐmiàn) – surface; come to light
电子榨菜 (diànzǐ zhàcài) – “electronic zhàcài” (metaphor for cheap/throwaway digital content)
算法陷阱 (suànfǎ xiànjǐng) – algorithmic trap
快消品 (kuàixiāo pǐn) – fast-moving consumer goods; here = fast-consumed content
核心商业模式 (héxīn shāngyè móshì) – core business model
极致 (jízhì) – ultimate; extreme
多巴胺 (duōbādàn) – dopamine
造富神话 (zàofù shénhuà) – wealth-creation myth
猝死 (cùsǐ) – sudden (work-related) death
生产节奏 (shēngchǎn jiézòu) – production rhythm/pacing
生命周期 (shēngmìng zhōuqī) – life cycle
跟风复制 (gēnfēng fùzhì) – copycat replication; trend-following duplication
内卷 (nèijuǎn) – involution; excessive internal competition
透支 (tòuzhī) – overdraw; overstrain (esp. health/energy)
全员 (quányuán) – all staff; whole team
资本驱动 (zīběn qūdòng) – capital-driven
逻辑 (luójí) – logic; rationale
可替代 (kě tìdài) – replaceable; substitutable
异化 (yìhuà) – alienation; to become alienated
空心化 (kōngxīn huà) – hollowing out (noun/verb)
劣币驱逐良币 (lièbì qūzhú liángbì) – “bad money drives out good” (metaphor for low-quality content crowding out high-quality)
审美 (shěnměi) – aesthetic taste
驯化 (xùnhuà) – domesticate; to condition/train culturally
系统性 (xìtǒng xìng) – systemic (性 = -ness)
困境 (kùnjìng) – predicament; dire situation
放大镜 (fàngdàjìng) – magnifying glass; (figurative) lens that magnifies
疲惫 (píbèi) – exhausted; weary
停顿 (tíngdùn) – pause; a beat
红利 (hónglì) – dividend; windfall; bonus gains
笼罩 (lǒngzhào) – to shroud; to envelop
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