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985废物 Vs Bailan?

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985废物— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE

985废物 毕业于或就读于985、211等名校的人对自己的自嘲说法:考上名校后感到迷茫,自认为学业或事业“失败”,用“废物”二字自我调侃。

Origin:虎嗅2020年6月25日的文章称,豆瓣小组“985废物引进计划”成立于2020年5月10日,文章发布时已有七万多名成员,小组简介是“分享失败故事”;“985废物”由此成为名校学生自嘲的说法。
First Seen:2020-05-10 (Douban group 985废物引进计划 founded)
Peak Era:2020-2021
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"拿着985的文凭却找不到工作,我真成了985废物。"

BAILAN— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE

Bailan A more extreme, self-destructive escalation of tangping (lying flat) — instead of quietly opting out of competitive pressure, actively abandoning any effort at all, letting things fall apart on purpose because trying no longer feels worth it.

Origin:Chinese internet slang, literally "let it rot," that spread alongside and after tangping (躺平) as a darker, more nihilistic escalation of the same anti-hustle sentiment — where tangping is a deliberate minimalist lifestyle choice, bailan is closer to giving up entirely.
First Seen:2020
Peak Era:Not established
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Recognizing burnout and stepping back before hitting bailan) / -2 Aura (Genuinely spiraling into bailan as a harmful coping pattern)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"He stopped even trying to study for finals, full bailan mode."

985废物 VS BAILAN

985废物

毕业于或就读于985、211等名校的人对自己的自嘲说法:考上名校后感到迷茫,自认为学业或事业“失败”,用“废物”二字自我调侃。

Bailan

A more extreme, self-destructive escalation of tangping (lying flat) — instead of quietly opting out of competitive pressure, actively abandoning any effort at all, letting things fall apart on purpose because trying no longer feels worth it.

In short: 985废物 (mainstream slang) and Bailan (mainstream slang) are frequently used together in the same Gen Z/Alpha vocabulary, but describe distinct concepts — see the full entries for category tags, related terms, and live trend data.

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