What is 'neijuan'?
什么是内卷
Excessive internal workplace competition
Drink tea, be invited to tea
喝茶 / 被请喝茶
Summoned by authorities for questioning
Touch fish翻译
摸鱼
Slacking off at work; pretending to work
Involution / Neijuan
内卷
Excessive internal competition
Lay flat / Tang ping
躺平
Opting out of workplace competition
Roll up and go home
卷铺盖走人
Get fired; pack up and leave
I understand what you mean.
我明白你的意思
This is a standard corrected English expression used to convey that one has comprehended the other party’s intended mean...
Touch fish摸鱼是什么梗
摸鱼
Slacking off at work; pretending to work
It's not convenient to talk right now.
现在不方便说话
A standard natural English expression used to politely inform others that one is unable to converse at the present momen...
I have already made arrangements.
我已经安排好了
A standard English expression indicating that one has completed the planning and deployment of related matters; the orig...
Play table tennis
打乒乓球
Standard official English name for the popular ball sport table tennis, applicable to daily communication, sports arrang...
Our team has to cooperate.
我们团队必须合作
A standard English expression emphasizing the necessity of teamwork and collaboration for a team; the original Chinglish...
Meet up
碰面;相聚
Concise and colloquial English phrasal verb, used to arrange face-to-face meeting, gathering and appointment with friend...
We need to unify our thoughts
我们需要统一思想
Standard management and team building English expression, used to require team members to unify cognition, goals and wor...
Pass the buck
推卸责任
Authentic English business idiom, referring to the behavior of shifting one's own fault, duty and work pressure to other...
The situation is complicated.
情况很复杂
A standard English expression describing that the current situation, problem or matter has complex influencing factors a...
Let's have a meeting
我们开个会吧
A common standard English sentence used to propose holding a meeting to discuss work problems, project schemes and team ...
This matter is very important.
这件事非常重要
A standard corrected English statement used to emphasize the high importance and urgency of a specific matter; the origi...
Front door not open, back door open
前门不开后门开
A Chinese business criticism about backdoor deals: "when the front door (official channel) doesn't open, the back door (...
Bend waist for five rice dou
为五斗米折腰
A poetic Chinese phrase about compromising dignity for a salary: "bending your waist for five measures of rice." It desc...
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