As countries are experiencing the COVID-19 crisis and an economic slowdown, 2020 has been filled with distinctive words unlike any other. COVID-19 has a huge impact on people in different walks of life, and the language, like all of us, has had to adapt quickly this year.
What is the one word in your view that reflects the uniqueness of the unprecedented year of 2020 and is closely related to our lives?
Write down your answer and explain why. We will nominate five words, from which our readers will vote to reveal the one that will be China Daily app's 2020 Word of the Year.
1. Send your answers by Dec 13
2. Voting will start on Dec 16 and remain open until Dec 22
3. The final result will be announced on Dec 25
4. A grand prize will be awarded to 10 participants whose nomination is voted as China Daily app's Word of the Year
A copy of
Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass. [Photo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
There are two options for our ultimate prize. One is a copy of Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass (《销声匿迹：数字化工作的真正未来》), translated into Chinese. Anthropologist Mary L. Gray and computer scientist Siddharth Suri team up to unveil the hidden human workforce behind artificial intelligence and the digital economy. The Chinese version was published in 2020 by Beijing Century Wenjing, a subsidiary of Shanghai People's Publishing.
A copy of
From Seoul to Peking: The Eastern World Through the Eyes of Choson Envoy. [Photo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The other is a copy of From Seoul to Peking: The Eastern World Through the Eyes of Choson Envoy (《从汉城到燕京：朝鲜使者眼中的东亚世界（1592—1780）》). Young historian Wu Cheng-wei exclusively tells stories of East Asia under the impact of the times, and looks at the historical world of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties through Choson Envoy's eyes. The Chinese version also was published in 2020 by Beijing Century Wenjing.
There will be 10 lucky readers in total, each of whom will win one of the books.
