Popular words in various periods since the 6th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

6 years, for a person, the years are enough to age the face, and for a country, the times have crossed the new life. Every era has its own catchwords, which record the characteristics of an era and carry the collective memory of a generation. 6-year-old buzzwords, or fleeting, or unforgettable, are like nerves in the human body, sensing the "signs" of the development of the country, society and even individuals in various periods, becoming the annual rings of the times, engraved in everyone's skin texture, lasting for a long time and indelible.

The 195s-

Excitement and impulsiveness at the time of new life

The 195s was a new beginning for * * * and China, with "Comrade", "Unity", "Reform", "Study hard and make progress every day", "Socialist industrialization", "Agricultural collectivization" and "Running into".

"Comrade": In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the word "Comrade" came from the Soviet Union, which means a person with a * * * comrade orientation, and this * * * comrade orientation means "realizing * * capitalism". "Old comrades", "little comrades", "lesbians", "gay men", "leading comrades" and "comrades of the People's Liberation Army" ... At that time, people were bathed in the sunshine and rain of the new era, and it was warm and cordial to say "comrade" when they met each other, whether they were strangers or strangers. Even lovers are also called "comrades". When young men and women write love letters, they often start with "comrade so-and-so" and end with a resolution: "Learn from comrade so-and-so and make progress together". Mr. Chu Aosheng, a collector in Yixing, Wuxi, has a large collection of wedding books. The photos, gifts and letters given by lovers in the 195s are all called "comrades". While "comrade" is popular, titles such as "sir", "miss", "madam", "your Excellency", "my father and mother" and "your father and mother" which have been circulating for thousands of years have temporarily withdrawn from the historical stage. This can also be seen from Chu Aosheng's collection of marriage books. Before 1949, these titles were still vivid and disappeared after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Some people say that "Comrade" may be the most popular buzzword in China. Today in the 21st century, the address of "Comrade" is still common, but the scope has been greatly reduced. Only in some very orthodox occasions, for example, leaders often like to use "Comrade" as the address. In the internet age, paper letters are rare. Occasionally, when I receive a letter, I suddenly see a beautiful "comrade" on the envelope, with a distant and solemn atmosphere. From another perspective, this is also a cultural atmosphere.

"Study hard and make progress every day": In the early 195s, President Mao Zedong wrote an inscription for Suzhou child Chen Yongkang: "Study hard and make progress every day". Since then, this sentence has entered the whole education system and quickly penetrated into all levels of society. Above the blackboard in almost every classroom in China, the slogan "Study hard and make progress every day" has been posted. Jiang Ning, 7 years old, still remembers going to primary school in his hometown of Huai 'an in 195: the dilapidated classroom piled up with adobe, and the first slogan posted was "Study hard and make progress every day". Once, when he didn't listen to the class well, the teacher suddenly shouted "stand up", picked up the pointer, pointed to the top of the blackboard severely, and asked him to read aloud "study hard and make progress every day" three times.

Even now, when I walk into classrooms in many schools, there is a red slogan "Study hard and make progress every day". This catchword started from politics, but in the process of popularity, it showed strong universality and accompanied the growth of several generations. Nowadays, some netizens' online signatures use "study hard and make progress every day", which means that the more "traditional" they are, the more modern they are.

sixties and seventies-

rudeness and distortion of the cultural revolution

During the Cultural Revolution, which emphasized "politics first, thinking first", in addition to quotations from Chairman Mao, the spread of some special catchwords among the people reached its peak.

At that time, most of the catchwords were slogans, many of which were written in big black and red characters and posted all over the city. Some catchwords were even shouted at various conferences and meetings by the special number-leaders at specific times.

First, it expresses praise and blessings to the leaders. Such as "loyal to Chairman Mao, loyal to Mao Zedong Thought, loyal to Chairman Mao's revolutionary line", "Chairman Mao supports me, Chairman Mao opposes me!" "Melt your loyalty to Chairman Mao in your blood, engrave it in your mind, and put it into action!" And so on, the most superstitious buzzwords are: "Obey Chairman Mao to the point of blind obedience, believe Chairman Mao to the point of superstition", "If you don't read Chairman Mao's works for one day, there will be many problems, if you don't read them for two days, you will go downhill, and if you don't read them for three days, you can't live". It can be seen that people were pious and loyal to their leaders during the Cultural Revolution.

second, it shows strong class nature and struggle. The most popular is the famous quotation: "Never forget the class struggle!" In addition, there are: "class struggle, once caught, it will be spiritual!" "We must fight for private repairs!" "Fighting with the sky is fun; Fighting with the ground is fun; Fighting with people is fun! " "Kick the party committee to make revolution!" "I'm willing to be cut off and dare to take the emperor down!" "Wen attack Wu Wei, tit for tat!" "Sweep all kinds of ghosts and monsters!" "Knock it over, step on it" and so on.

Mr. Gu, who works in the construction industry in Nanjing, is over 4 years old this year. He experienced the end of the Cultural Revolution and recalled his youth. He said that at that time, older children had wooden guns, "leaders" and red tassels, and everyone gathered in the playground to practice. The slogan "Never forget the class struggle" was deafening. Nowadays, the catchword "Never forget the class struggle" has become so far away that it is occasionally used by people. It must be for fun and humor.

in addition, these seemingly ordinary and simple slogans, such as "learn from industry, learn from agriculture", "go to the countryside, receive re-education for poor and middle peasants", "Long live the general line, Long live the Great Leap Forward, Long live the people's commune" and so on, have caused endless waves all over the country at that time.

198s-

Passion and vision of idealism

China, who came from the Cultural Revolution, began to set things right and embarked on the road of reform and opening up, full of passion and vision everywhere. Economic construction has become the main theme, and popular culture has begun to emerge. It is under this background that some buzzwords fully reflect people's lives.

"five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves": In 1981, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and other nine units jointly proposed to carry out the "Civilization and Politeness Month" activities throughout the country. Call on the people of the whole country, especially young people, to "be civilized, polite, hygienic, orderly and moral" and "be beautiful in language, mind, behavior and environment". Soon after, they launched "three loves" activities (love the motherland, love socialism and love the party), collectively known as "five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves". They gradually entered primary and secondary education, and naturally.

At that time, students could not write their compositions without such a theme: "I was late for school that day ... because I helped a blind man to cross the road, and the blind man said," Thank you. "I made a salute and said," You're welcome, this is what young pioneers should do. "This is a typical model essay for five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves primary schools. A friend of the reporter went to primary school that year and worked as a study Committee member in the class. He remembered a composition called "Remember a meaningful thing". Unexpectedly, 24 of the 4 students in the class wrote such a plot.

"Getting rid of poverty and getting rich": At the beginning of the reform, "profiteering" was still very popular. With the concept of getting rich through labor deeply rooted in people's hearts and the improvement of living standards, "self-employed", "ten thousand households", "well-off", "disco", "ballroom dancing" and "laser hall" entered people's lives. The catchwords "China characteristics", "getting rich from poverty", "one country, two systems", "joint venture", "household production quota", "transformation mechanism", "national superiority and provincial superiority" and "public relations" fully reflect the development of social, political and economic fields in China. Among them, the most popular one is probably "getting rid of poverty and getting rich". Interestingly, words such as "sir", "miss", "lady" and "wife" that have disappeared for many years are gradually returning to people's lives.

In those days, "getting rid of poverty and getting rich" became an absolute buzzword in almost all newspapers and broadcasts. People in China who were afraid of poverty wholeheartedly wanted to live a good life, smooth their wounds and focus on economic construction. At that time, it was an honor to have a million households in a village. The title of ten thousand households was not only an indicator to measure economic and social development, but also represented the happiness index of life at that time, and it was the most direct and obvious goal for people to pursue material life.

"You are like a fire in that winter": In 1987, the singer ChristianRandPhillips sang "A Fire in Winter" at the Spring Festival Evening. Perhaps, the exciting melody of that song can represent people's voices in that era. In the following years, this song swept the north and south of the country, and such a "fire" was lit all over the country, which vividly portrayed the passion and vision belonging to the 198s. Similar pop songs, such as "A New Generation in the 198s", are equally passionate. Nowadays, "a fire" seems a little far away. In the multicultural era, it seems that nothing can occupy the absolute mainstream.

The 199s-

The popularity and agitation of popular culture

In the 199s, with the development of market economy, popular culture rose in an all-round way, and new buzzwords emerged one after another: "Ye 'er Childcare", "Wrist Child", "Kuan 'er", "Jiao 'er", "Boss" and "Petty bourgeoisie" ...

mobile phone: in the 199s, with the development of economy and society, mobile phone, beach-rushing, landing, being fierce, hype, player, show, cool, handsome, beautiful, popular, At that time, big brother nature became a symbol of identity and wealth. In the sketch, the farmer became the boss and got a mobile phone, which made the villagers cast envious eyes. In reality, farmers have left their homes to go out to work, and many have become masons. Every time a neighbor asks, "What does your child do outside?" "Take a mobile phone outside!"

On the whole, the rise of buzzwords is closely related to the economic and social development of a place. With the enrichment of economic and cultural life, "second job", "computer", "enthusiast", "Internet" and "Yi Meier" naturally appear; "Laid-off", "on-the-job", "Project Hope" and "vulnerable groups" also reflect the social and economic changes in this period.

"Too Soft in Heart": At the end of 199s, a very common and even vulgar popular song "Too Soft in Heart" was filled with confusion and sadness at the end of the century, and it was sung all over the country at once. At that time, college students could be heard everywhere on the campus, singing "You are always too soft-hearted, too soft-hearted, and you cry alone until dawn, and you love that person without regrets, I know you are not that strong at all ..." A love song actually has a different taste. In the scenery at the end of the century, "Heart is too Soft" became one of the representative works of popular songs of that era, which was a little decadent, nostalgic and helpless. This is a period of adjustment, bidding farewell to the 2th century and welcoming the arrival of the new century.

For the post-9s generation, the song "My Heart is Too Soft" is too old and corny. What they are keen on is Jay Chou's "Yi Yi Ya", which is the petty bourgeoisie sentiment of Tanya Chua ... For this fast-changing era, "Three days in the east and three days in the west" has become the best living condition.

New Century-

Openness and Pluralism in the Internet Age

This is a brand-new era. Internet life has completely subverted people's way of life in a certain sense, followed by a comprehensive update of people's thoughts, consciousness and culture, and buzzwords have also changed from monism to pluralism, from seriousness to lightness and humor.

"Internet addicts", "fans", "super girl", "agent" and "double income no kids" ... For two thousand years, China people have been most concerned about the national events of "Olympic bid" and "WTO entry"; The most common social problems are "employment", "agriculture, countryside and farmers", "land expropriation" and "demolition"; The familiar political buzzwords are "Theory of Three Represents", "Scientific Outlook on Development" and "Harmonious Society". In the past, people worshipped scientists and heroes, but now there are super girls and "fan groups", which is the expression of cultural diversity. In the new century, the network buzzwords broke out, highlighting the unparalleled intelligence and creativity of the public. One thing, in a word, can easily become popular on the Internet in a day or two.

From "very erotic and violent" to "very silly and naive", netizens with great entertainment spirit are always willing to express their opinions on current social hot events through spoofing. Therefore, online buzzwords lead the way-

After "I came out to make soy sauce" was wildly sought after by countless people, "push-ups" quickly became popular; Starting from the cottage mobile phone, it has now done everything "cottage", which is extended to "grassroots against authority and mass against elite"; "Thunder" used to be a noun, but now it is regarded as a verb or adjective. "Very thunder" and "being struck by thunder" have become the mantra of young people. Embarrassed, the sound is the same as "embarrassed", and the original meaning is light and bright. This unfamiliar ancient character, because it looks like a frowning face, has been "tampered with" by netizens to express depression, sadness, helplessness and speechless, and has become "the most popular Chinese character in the 21st century". Most of the "stay-at-home girls" are only children born after the 198s. They grew up with loving eyes, and it is difficult to show themselves at once when they step into the society, so they look for a stage in the online virtual world. With the emergence of the word "otaku", the concept of "otaku" has also been introduced; In reporting the incident of smashing, smashing, looting and burning in Tibet, CNN's news reports seriously distorted the facts, which led to the signature of Chinese people all over the world and demanded an apology from CNN. Subsequently, the online buzzword "Don't be too CNN" was also compiled into a RAP-style ballad by netizens.

Nowadays, buzzwords are emerging at an unprecedented speed, and even on the Internet, it is often necessary to select the buzzwords of the month on a monthly basis. For the annual buzzwords, major media should adopt various methods to make patient and meticulous selection, because there are too many, it is often not easy to select the "Top 1 buzzwords", and there are many disputes and examples of "pinching" between media. What kind of miracle can happen, buzzwords, like fermentation, emerge from every corner of society, leading the way for three to five days, witnessing this colorful world.

Nowadays, buzzwords have taken wings. A seemingly unintentional sentence on the Internet may become a buzzword, "Jia Junpeng, your mother wants you to go home for dinner". Who would have thought that Jia Junpeng, an imaginary name, would become a buzzword? This era is so incredible. In the transitional society, we are often dazzled by the rapidly changing rhythm of the times.