Workplace term for competition where everyone works harder but stays in the same place.
中文：职场用语，大家都更努力但都原地踏步的竞争。
📌 Example 1
Office culture here is pure involution.
这里的办公室文化就是内卷。
📌 Example 2
A: "Everyone stays until 10 PM." B: "That's involution. No one gets ahead."
A："大家都待到晚上十点。" B："这就是内卷，没人真正进步。"
📌 Example 3
A: "How to escape involution?" B: "Find your own path."
A："如何逃离内卷？" B："找到自己的路。"
📌 Example 4
A: "The application process is ridiculous." B: "Job market involution."
A："申请流程太离谱了。" B："就业市场内卷。"
📌 Example 5
A: "Why do you work so hard?" B: "Because everyone does. It's involution."
A："你为什么这么努力？" B："因为大家都这样。这就是内卷。"
📌 Example 6
A: "Involution vs competition?" B: "Competition produces winners. Involution produces exhaustion."
A："内卷和竞争的区别？" B："竞争产生赢家，内卷产生疲惫。"
📌 Example 7
Workplace involution is driving young Chinese to lay flat.
职场内卷正在推动中国年轻人选择躺平。
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