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Taiwan Announces 2025 Character of the Year: "罢"
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2025niántái wān台湾nián dù年度dài biǎo代表depíng xuǎn评选jié guǒ结果yǐ jīng已经gōng bù公布

The selection results for Taiwan's 2025 Character of the Year have been announced.

jīn nián今年dāng xuǎn当选dehàn zì汉字shìgònghuò dé获得wànqiānduōpiàochéng wéi成为zuìnéngdài biǎo代表zhèniánde

The chosen Chinese character this year is "罢", which received over fifteen thousand votes, becoming the character that best represents the year.

píng xuǎn评选fāngbiǎo shì表示zhè ge这个jīn nián今年tái wān台湾shè huì社会dezhèng zhì政治qì fēn气氛guān xì关系mì qiè密切

The organizers stated that the character "罢" is closely related to the political atmosphere in Taiwan this year.

jīn nián今年tái wān台湾duōchū xiàn出现lezhēn duì针对zhèng zhì rén wù政治人物debà miǎn罢免xíng dòng行动

This year, many places in Taiwan saw recall actions targeting political figures.

xuǎn jǔ选举jié shù结束hòuzhèng dǎng政党zhī jiān之间deduì lì对立réng rán仍然chí xù持续bà miǎn罢免huà tí话题pín fán频繁chū xiàn出现zàixīn wén新闻zhōngyǐn qǐ引起leshè huì社会deguǎng fàn广泛tǎo lùn讨论

After the elections, the confrontation between political parties continued, and recall topics frequently appeared in the news, sparking widespread social discussion.

tóng shí同时zhè ge这个zhǐ yǒu只有bà miǎn罢免deyì si意思yǒutíng zhǐ停止zuò bà作罢dehán yì含义

At the same time, the character "罢" not only means "recall" but also carries the meanings of "stop" and "give up".

yī xiē一些mín zhòng民众yòngzhè ge这个biǎo dá表达duìcháng qī长期zhèng zhì政治zhēng lùn争论depí bèi疲惫gǎnxī wàng希望shè huì社会néngshǎoyī xiē一些duì lì对立duōyī xiē一些píng jìng平静huí dào回到zhèng cháng正常shēng huó生活

Some citizens use this character to express their fatigue with long-term political disputes, hoping society can have less confrontation, more peace, and return to normal life.

yīn cǐ因此fǎn yìng反映lejīn nián今年pín fán频繁chū xiàn出现debà miǎn罢免xiàn xiàng现象biǎo dá表达lebù fèn部分mín zhòng民众xiǎng yào想要jié shù结束zhēng chǎo争吵zàn tíng暂停duì lì对立dexīn qíng心情

Therefore, "罢" reflects both the frequent recall events this year and the feelings of some people who want to end disputes and pause conflicts.

píng xuǎn评选fāngrèn wéi认为zhèzhèng shì正是chéng wéi成为nián dù年度dài biǎo代表dezhòng yào重要yuán yīn原因

The organizers believe this is the main reason why "罢" became the Character of the Year.

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