007

línglíngqī

noun

Meanings

1 007 work schedule (0am to 0am, seven days a week — i.e. nonstop)

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Examples

他们那个项目简直是007。

Tāmen nà ge xiàngmù jiǎnzhí shì línglíngqī.

Their project is basically 007 — nonstop.

比起996,007更吓人。

Bǐ qǐ jiǔjiǔliù, línglíngqī gèng xiàrén.

Compared to 996, 007 is even scarier.

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culture

007 is the hyperbolic sibling of 996 — from 0:00 to 0:00, seven days a week, meaning 'always on call'. Coined in Chinese tech circles after 996 went viral around 2019. Usually used to complain or warn about a toxic workplace, not describe a literal schedule.