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Editor's note:
What were the most searched-for English words by Chinese dictionary users last year? According to Dict.youdao.com, one of the most popular online dictionaries in China, the top 10 English words with the fastest growth in query volume in 2011 are as follows: |
English: Hold
Chinese: 控制，擁有
"Hold," a primary school vocabulary word, became buzzword among Chinese netizens in 2011 after Xie Yilin, a 21-year-old drama major in Taiwan, popularized it during her debut performance on the well-known TV variety show "University." [Full story]
• 'Age of national anxiety' hurts
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English: PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5)
Chinese: 可入肺顆粒物
Particulate matter, or PM, is the term for particles found in the air, including dust, dirt, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) are believed to pose the greatest health risks. [Full story]
• New air quality measures unveiled
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English: Jobs
Chinese: 喬布斯
Steve Jobs, former chief executive and co-founder of U.S. technology giant Apple, has died at 56 on Oct. 5, 2011. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple said in a statement.?[Full story]
? Excerpts from 'Steve Jobs' and the Chinese translation (I) (II) (III)
• Steve Jobs' quotes/ speech/ love letter
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English: VIE (variable interest entities)
Chinese: 可變利益實體
The Chinese general public knew little about the term VIE (variable interest entities) before the transfer of ownership of the online payments platform Alipay. [Full story]
• VIE company structure said to be clamped down
• Alibaba sells online payment business, Yahoo shares nosedive
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English: Weibo
Chinese: 微博
In 2011, microblogging showed explosive growth in China. Chinese microblogs now have more than 300 million users and 200 million posts a day, compared with 63.11 million users at the end of 2010. [Full story]
• Weibo posts on the Wenzhou train crash
• Microblog buzz on parliamentary sessions
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English: Siri
Chinese: iPhone 4S上的語音控制系統
Some creative iPhone owners have asked Siri questions about almost everything, from the meaning of life, to religion, love and even sex. To their surprise, Siri has given some quite smart answers. [Full story]
• Why are computer voices mostly female?
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English: CPI (consumer price index)
Chinese: 消費者物價指數
Soaring food prices in 2010 cast a shadow over the country's banner growth, triggering the prevalence of a series of Internet buzzwords such as "Kidding Mungbean" and "Brutal Garlic." Continued inflation in 2011 caused more worries. [Full story]
• Kidding Mungbean, Brutal Garlic and Mad Corn
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English: CBA (Chinese Basketball Association)
Chinese: 中國籃球協會
2011 was a banner year for the CBA, as the NBA lockout this summer generated both jobless players and game-thirsty fans, who flocked to the CBA as an alternative. [Full story]
• China's top 10 sports news of 2011
• World's top sports news in 2011
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English: Big Bang
Chinese: 宇宙大爆炸
Although the term was originally created to describe the complicated cosmological model of the creation of the universe, "Big Bang" has in recent years more often been the nickname for the hugely popular comedy series "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS. [Full story]
• Dr. Sheldon Cooper's quotes (I) (II)
• The History Of Everything
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English: B2C (business to customer)
Chinese: 企業對消費者的電子商務模式
From the sharp fall of Mecox Lane shares, China's first B2C stock, to VANCL's IPO delay, negative reports have indicated that next year will be as challenging as it is promising for the B2C market. [Full story]
• Top 10 online shopping sites in China |
