Top 10 Chinese buzzwords in 2019

By Zhang Rui
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5. "The... are countless, but ... comes first" (“××千万条，××第一条”)

A scene from the film "The Wandering Earth" shows Chinese lines of "Beijing No. 3 District's transport commission reminds you that roads are countless but safety comes first. Unregulated driving will cause your loved ones to end up in tears" on a screen inside a truck. [Photo courtesy of Beijing Culture]

In China's phenomenal sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth," grossing nearly 4.68 billion yuan ($668.72 million) in the domestic market after its release during the 2019 Spring Festival, a robot's voiceover tells the driver of a giant futuristic truck: "Beijing No. 3 District's transport commission reminds you that roads are countless, but safety comes first. Unregulated driving will cause your loved ones to end up in tears." The quote quickly became popular after it was used by traffic police across the country and appeared on highway billboards. It went even further in penetrating all walks of life in society as the model of the sentence is renovated and widely used, for example, "health tips are countless, but sleep comes first."

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