top 10 Chinese internet slang in 2020

On December 4, the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center released the "top 10 Internet phrases of the year 2020", there are 逆行者, 秋天的第一杯奶茶, 带货, 云监工, 光盘行动, 奥利给, 好家伙, 夺冠, 不约而同, and 集美. 

1, 逆行者 (nì xíng zhě)

A person who walks in the opposite direction, often referred to as a strong person who stands up in the face of danger, such as the most beautiful 逆行者 in the fight against COVID-19.

2, 秋天的第一杯奶茶 (qiūtiān de dìyī bēi nǎichá)

Refers to the red envelopes containing usually, 52.0 yuan (partial tone: I love you), given to a couple, close friend, or family member in the name of inviting them to drink milk tea in autumn to express their affection.

3, 带货 (dài huò)

Refers to celebrities, web celebrity, Internet marketers, etc., who promote products through live video streaming. People from all walks of life have joined the ranks of live-streaming cargoes to help local economic development.

4, 云监工 (yún jiāngōng)

During the fight against COVID-19, tens of millions of netizens watched the 24-hour live broadcast of the construction of Wuhan's Mount Huo and Raytheon Hospital online and took the initiative to act as "cloud supervisors".Now it refers to monitoring the progress of something remotely through a network.

5, 光盘行动 (guāngpán xíngdòng)

光盘 means to eat everything on your plate. The 光盘行动 aims to get people into the habit of saving, cherishing food and fighting against waste.

6, 奥利给 (ào lì gěi)

The word is a backward reading of 给力噢, popularized by the use of network anchors. As an interjection, it contains various emotional colors such as praise and cheer, and is widely used by netizens with exaggerated and magical expressions and tones.

7, 好家伙 (hǎo jiāhuo)

A common mood word used to express an exclamation. Later, when people are joking about something or are surprised by something, they usually add 好家伙 as an accent.

8, 夺冠 (duó guàn)

The term was popularized by the film of 夺冠, which shows the unyielding spirit of generations of Chinese women's volleyball players. The "spirit" of the Women's Volleyball Team, which is dedicated and tenacious, has become an epitome of the "Chinese spirit".

9, 不约而同 (bù yuē ér tóng)

No prior consultation but the action is the same. Because of COVID-19, the term has taken on a new meaning: No dating, no gathering has become a common rule.

10, 集美 (jí měi)

A network anchor often pronounced the word 姐妹 (sister) as 集美 during a live broadcast, making it seem close and cute, so netizens followed suit and called their sisters by this name.

The year 2020 is coming to an end. Which word impresses you the most? What is your most common Internet expression?