(embryology) to involute; involution; (neologism, attested by 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)
trad. 內卷
Also written 內卷【nèi juǎn】
Characters in this word
2内
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
inside, inner, internal, within, interior
- Pinyin
- nèi
- Traditional
- 內
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 744 of 2500
卷
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to roll up, (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation), (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive, a roll, classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
- Pinyin
- juǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3774 of 2500