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It Is Becoming Popular Among Young Chinese People to Be “People Who Simply Live Their Lives”
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zuì jìn最近zàizhōng guó中国deshè jiāo社交wǎng luò网络shàngyí gè一个xīn cí新词liú xíng流行qǐ lái起来jiào zuò叫做chúnguò rì zi过日子rén

Recently, a new term has become popular on Chinese social media: “people who simply live their lives.”

hěn duō很多zàichéng shì城市gōng zuò工作denián qīng rén年轻人kāi shǐ开始yòngzhè ge这个láixíng róng形容zì jǐ自己xiàn zài现在dejiǎn dān简单shēng huó生活

Many young people working in cities have started using this term to describe their simple lives today.

guò qù过去bù shǎo不少nián qīng rén年轻人hěnxiǎngshēng huó生活guòtè bié特别yǒupǐn wèi品味

In the past, many young people wanted to make their lives special and stylish.

xiū xī rì休息日tā men他们xǐ huān喜欢yì shù zhǎn艺术展tè sè特色kā fēi咖啡huò zhě或者piào liàng漂亮decān tīng餐厅pái duì排队pāi zhào拍照

On their days off, they liked going to art exhibitions, drinking specialty coffee, or lining up at attractive restaurants to take photos.

tā men他们háijīng cháng经常zàiwǎng shàng网上tǎo lùn讨论fù zá复杂dexīn lǐ xué心理学huà tí话题cháng cháng常常yīn wèi因为xiǎngtàiduōérgǎn dào感到xīn lèi心累

They also often discussed complicated psychology topics online and frequently felt mentally tired from overthinking.

dàn shì但是xiàn zài现在hěn duō很多rénjué dìng决定gǎi biàn改变

But now, many people have decided to change.

tā men他们fàng xià放下zhè xiē这些yā lì压力gèng duō更多xīn sī心思fàngzàizuìpǔ tōng普通derì zi日子shàng

They are letting go of these pressures and putting more thought into ordinary daily life.

bǐ rú比如dà jiā大家bù zài不再zhuī qiú追求áng guì昂贵decān tīng餐厅ér shì而是zì jǐ自己mǎi cài买菜zuò fàn做饭zhuān mén专门liǎo jiě了解jiāchāo shì超市wǎn shàng晚上dǎ zhé打折zuìpián yi便宜

For example, instead of seeking expensive restaurants, people buy groceries and cook for themselves, and specifically find out which supermarket has the cheapest evening discounts.

yǒudenián qīng rén年轻人háizàibàn gōng shì办公室dezhuō zi桌子shàngyòngbēi zi杯子zhǒngcōngměi tiān每天kànzhefā yá发芽

Some young people even grow scallions in cups on their office desks and watch them sprout every day.

xià bān下班lù shàng路上tā men他们bù zài不再zì jǐ自己xué xí学习ér shì而是tīngyī xiē一些qīng sōng轻松hǎo wán好玩degù shì故事ràngzì jǐ自己chè dǐ彻底fàng sōng放松

On the way home from work, they no longer force themselves to study. Instead, they listen to relaxing and entertaining stories so they can fully unwind.

yǒu rén有人jué de觉得zhè yàng这样deshēng huó生活hǎo xiàng好像tàipǔ tōng普通le

Some people feel that this kind of life seems too ordinary.

dànhěn duō很多nián qīng rén年轻人rèn wéi认为zhèbú shì不是tōu lǎn偷懒bú shì不是fàng qì放弃ér shì而是yī zhǒng一种gèngqīng sōng轻松deshēng huó fāng shì生活方式

But many young people believe that it is neither laziness nor giving up, but a more relaxed way of living.

dà jiā大家fā xiàn发现xū yào需要xiàngbié rén别人zhèng míng证明zì jǐ自己yǒuduōtè bié特别

People have realized that they do not need to prove to others how special they are.

měi tiān每天hǎo hǎo好好chī fàn吃饭hǎo hǎo好好shuì jiào睡觉jiā lǐ家里shōu shí收拾gān jìng干净yǎn qián眼前derì zi日子guòhǎoběn shēn本身jiù shì就是yī zhǒng一种liǎo bù qǐ了不起dexìng fú幸福

Eating well, sleeping well, keeping the home tidy, and living each day in front of you well are, in themselves, a wonderful kind of happiness.

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