Tang ping (Chinese: 躺平; lit. 'lying flat') is a Chinese slang neologism that describes a personal rejection of societal pressures to overwork and over-achieve, such as in the 996 working hour …

2022年2月16日 · The idea of 'lying flat', or tang ping in Chinese, means taking a break from relentless work. The tang ping movement took off during 2021 as many felt they were coming …

2022年1月14日 · What does lying flat mean? Lying flat is a translation of the Chinese phrase tang ping, a Chinese social movement and lifestyle whose followers adopt a more leisurely and …

2021年10月24日 · “Lying flat” is a movement about doing nothing. And that makes it about everything. For months, the chatter surrounding lying flat, or tang ping, has permeated …

2023年11月14日 · From the pressures driving individuals to “lay flat” to the government’s redirection of talent and the exodus of highly educated professionals, these issues have …

to reject overwork and withdraw voluntarily from relentless competition and pressure to achieve. Lying Flat ( def ). tang ping. First recorded in 2021; translation of Chinese tǎng píng “lie flat …

2025年1月20日 · Young people in Hong Kong are keen to “lie flat”, taking a break from school or work. Photo: Sun Yeung. Almost half of Hong Kong secondary students are either lying flat or …

2021年6月3日 · “Tang ping” — or “lying flat” — has emerged as the latest internet-crafted principle to navigate the pains of finding a job among thousands of applicants, plodding …

2025年1月14日 · 'Tang Ping', or ‘lying flat,’ is a part of the ethos of doing just enough to get by and rejects the unyielding pressure of modern-day work culture. The movement, …

Drawing on social media posts and focus group discussion, this article considers ‘lying flat-ism’ a youth subculture in contemporary China. It seeks to explore this subcultural phenomenon and …