Lying flat

Intermediate HSK 4 lifestyle source ↗

“躺平tǎng píng”这zhè个gè词cí原本yuán běn的de意思yì si是shì平píng卧wò，也yě指zhǐ休息xiū xi。

现在xiàn zài网络Wǎng luò上shàng有yǒu很多hěn duō“躺平tǎng píng族zú”，这zhè是shì什么shén me意思yì si呢ne？

原来yuán lái，这里zhè lǐ的de“躺平tǎng píng”指zhǐ的de是shì一yī种zhǒng不bù反抗fǎn kàng、不bù努力nǔ lì、不bù行动xíng dòng的de生活shēng huó态度tài dù，把bǎ这zhè种zhǒng态度tài dù作为zuò wéi生活shēng huó理念lǐ niàn的de群体qún tǐ就jiù是shì“躺平tǎng píng族zú”。

他们tā men面对miàn duì生活shēng huó中zhōng的de各gè种zhǒng压力yā lì，选择xuǎn zé躺平tǎng píng。

但是dàn shì，现实xiàn shí生活shēng huó中zhōng，其实qí shí很多hěn duō高gāo喊hǎn“躺平tǎng píng”的de人rén并bìng没有méi yǒu真正zhēn zhèng躺tǎng平píng，依然yī rán在zài努力nǔ lì生活shēng huó。

他们tā men只zhǐ是shì在zài用yòng这zhè种zhǒng方式fāng shì嘲讽cháo fěng和hé反抗fǎn kàng现在xiàn zài巨大jù dà的de生活shēng huó压力yā lì和hé竞争jìng zhēng。

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Vocabulary 61 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
躺平	tǎng píng	to lie stretched out / (neologism, attested by 2021) to opt out of the rat race
这	zhè	this; these
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
词	cí	word
原本	yuán běn	originally
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
意思	yì si	idea / opinion / meaning
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
平	píng	flat / level / equal / calm / peaceful
卧	wò	to lie / to crouch
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
指	zhǐ	to point at or to / to indicate or refer to
休息	xiū xi	rest
现在	xiàn zài	now; at present; currently
网络	Wǎng luò	Internet
上	shàng	(noun suffix) on; above
有	yǒu	to have; there is
很多	hěn duō	many; a lot of
族	zú	race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
什么	shén me	what?
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
原来	yuán lái	so, actually, as it turns out
这里	zhè lǐ	here
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
种	zhǒng	classifier for types, kinds, sorts
不	bù	no; not so
反抗	fǎn kàng	to resist / to rebel
努力	nǔ lì	to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
行动	xíng dòng	operation / action
生活	shēng huó	life / livelihood
态度	tài dù	manner / bearing / attitude / approach
把	bǎ	(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
作为	zuò wéi	to act as / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
理念	lǐ niàn	idea / concept / philosophy / theory
群体	qún tǐ	community / colony
就	jiù	merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
他们	tā men	they; them
面对	miàn duì	to face; to confront
中	zhōng	within; among; in
各	gè	each / every
压力	yā lì	pressure
选择	xuǎn zé	to select; to pick
但是	dàn shì	but; however
现实	xiàn shí	reality; actuality
其实	qí shí	actually; in fact; really
高	gāo	high / tall / above average / loud
喊	hǎn	to yell / to shout / to call out for (a person)
人	rén	person; people
并	bìng	(not) at all
没有	méi yǒu	haven't / hasn't
真正	zhēn zhèng	really; indeed
躺	tǎng	to recline / to lie down
依然	yī rán	still; as before
在	zài	(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
只	zhǐ	only; merely; just
用	yòng	to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
方式	fāng shì	way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
嘲讽	cháo fěng	to sneer at / to ridicule / to taunt
和	hé	and; together with
巨大	jù dà	huge; immense; enormous; gigantic
竞争	jìng zhēng	competition