狼性

lángxìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wolf nature, wolfish character - aggressive, ruthless, pack-oriented drive
  2. 2 the aggressive, hyper-competitive mindset Chinese companies (esp. Huawei) cultivate in employees

Examples

HSK 5
Gōngsī yāoqiú yuángōng jùbèi lángxìng.
The company demands employees have a wolfish drive.
HSK 7-9
Tā shēnshàng yǒu yì gǔ lángxìng, cóngbú rènshū.
He has a wolfish streak in him - never admits defeat.

Tips

culture
The corporate sense was popularized by Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei in the 1990s-2000s, who argued telecoms had to fight 'like wolves' - keen sense, aggressiveness, and pack coordination - to beat Western rivals. 狼性 and its fuller form 狼性文化 became the defining buzzword of aggressive Chinese tech culture, later picked up by JD.com and others.

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