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What does "躺平" mean?tang ping

Lying flat — opting out of the grind on purpose.

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🇨🇳 Chinese
Pinyin
tang-PING
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How it's actually used

The counter-movement to 内卷. Doing the minimum, refusing overtime, giving up on the property ladder. It became a generational slogan among young Chinese and a genuine social debate.

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