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Essential words and phrases for sharing generational nostalgia with friends

千禧年

qiānxǐnián

millennium

Z世代

Z shìdài

Gen Z

懷舊

huáijiù

nostalgia

黃金時(shí)代

huángjīn shídài

golden era

中式夢(mèng)核

Zhōngshì mènghé

Chinese nostalgia-core

Z世代在社交媒體上集體懷舊，掀起了“中式夢(mèng)核”的潮流。

Z shìdài zài shèjiāo méitǐ shang jítǐ huáijiù， xiānqǐle “zhōngshì mènghé” de cháoliú.

Gen Zers have collectively expressed a yearning for the past， sparking a trend known as “Chinese nostalgia-core.”

童年

tóngnián

childhood

青少年時(shí)期

qīngshàonián shíqī

adolescence

電子產(chǎn)品

diànzǐ chǎnpǐn

digital device

真誠(chéng)

zhēnchéng

genuine

大學(xué)社團(tuán)

Dàxué shètuán

college clubs

回憶

huíyì

memory

一些年輕人珍愛他們的童年玩具，即便損壞，也愿意花高價(jià)修復(fù)。

Yìxiē niánqīngrén zhēn’ài tāmen de tóngnián wánjù， jíbiàn sǔnhuài， yě yuànyì huā gāojià xiūfù.

Some young adults cherish their childhood toys so much that they pay a high price to restore them when damaged.

玩具

wánjù

toy

搖滾樂

yáogǔnyuè

rock music

上世紀(jì)九十年代，搖滾樂在大學(xué)校園里掀起一股熱潮。

Shàng shìjì jiǔshí niándài， yáogǔnyuè zài dàxué xiàoyuán li xiānqǐ yì gǔ rècháo.

In the 1990s， rock music gained widespread popularity across university campuses.