低欲望社会

低慾望社會

dīyùwàngshèhuì

noun

Meanings

1 low-desire society
2 a society whose citizens have little appetite for consumption, risk, or ambition

Characters

community / society

gathering / society

Examples

日本被视为典型的低欲望社会。

Rìběn bèi shìwéi diǎnxíng de dī yùwàng shèhuì.

Japan is seen as a prototypical low-desire society.

一些学者担心中国正在走向低欲望社会。

Yīxiē xuézhě dānxīn Zhōngguó zhèngzài zǒuxiàng dī yùwàng shèhuì.

Some scholars worry that China is heading toward a low-desire society.

Tips

history

The term comes directly from Kenichi Ohmae's 2015 book 《低欲望社会》 — a study of post-bubble Japan where people stopped buying houses, cars, and luxury goods. It entered Chinese discourse around 2018 and became a fixture in the 躺平 debate.

Stroke Order

低 dī

欲 yù

望 wàng

社 shè

会 huì