Recently, the editorial department of "Bite of Words" released the "Ten Popular Phrases" for 2024 in Shanghai, including "Digitization," "Intelligence for Good," "Future Industries," "City Without City," "Hard Control," "Water Spirit and Spiritual Land," "Class Flavor," "Relaxation," "Silver Hair Power," and "Child Brother/Child Sister. At the end of each year, the selection of annual popular phrases is a hot topic. As an authoritative journal in the study of Chinese characters, the annual popular phrases published by the editorial department of "Yaowen Chuzi" are representative and always attract widespread attention. This year is no exception and deserves a good evaluation. For example, behind the concepts of "digitalization" and "future industries" lies technological innovation, strategic emerging and future industries, and the powerful force that can activate technological innovation. It can be seen that some popular phrases themselves are the "footprints" of the times. Some popular phrases also play a leading role in the pace of the times. For example, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence are neutral in nature, and improper use may bring about a "double-edged sword" effect. "Intelligence for Good" emphasizes that the development of technologies such as artificial intelligence should be "people-oriented", clearly defining the application boundaries, and better preventing the "double-edged sword effect". Popular phrases such as "city not city" and "hard control" highlight a "new" character, either enriching the Chinese vocabulary or expanding the connotation of the original word. Most of these catchwords are popular on the Internet, which also reflects the vitality and innovation of the "Internet public opinion field". The "class flavor" and "relaxation feeling" may seem contradictory, but they are actually two sides of the same coin. The 'class atmosphere' reflects the workplace anxiety and work anxiety of many 'working people'. In recent years, some workers have faced high work pressure and even encountered forced overtime, hidden overtime, etc. The term "work style" has aroused strong resonance among relevant groups. The sense of relaxation reflects people's desire for a better balance between work and life. These two words together become the annual catchwords, which also reminds people to pay more attention to the mental health of countrymen people and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers. Nowadays, China's aging population is accelerating, and the "silver power" has become a force that cannot be ignored in many areas of society. How to treat the elderly well, fully tap into and make good use of the "silver power", and make the silver economy a new growth point of the national economy is the focus of current and future related work. Time is too fast, like a white horse passing by. The annual catchphrase is like a pebble polished by the passage of time, shining with the light of the times. Although they can not cover all the hot words of the times, they are more representative. From one side, they can give us a superficial understanding and reflection of the development of the times and the living conditions of countrymen people, so as to help people "understand China" and feel the pulse of the times. 2024 is coming to an end, and taking stock of annual buzzwords can also be considered a 'year-end summary'. Looking back on the past, preserving the 'specimen of the times' is also to better look forward to the future and move forward firmly. (New Society)