At the end of 2024, "Chinese Language Inventory" revealed the annual words and phrases, as well as the top ten popular phrases of the year in Chinese media. The editorial departments of "Biting Words and Characters" and "Language and Writing Weekly" also released the top ten popular phrases of the year... These hot words and phrases have become vivid expressions of the times, reflecting the colorful scene of life and forging a common memory of the times. The marks on the annual rings of the times "Chinese inventory" reflect the important impact of technological development on today's world, with the domestic character "zhi" and the international word "artificial intelligence" for the year 2024. The "digitization", "intelligence for good", and "future industries" selected as one of the top ten popular phrases in "Biting Words and Words" are all microcosms of the intelligent era. Under the guidance of the concept of "people first, intelligence for good", the integration of China's artificial intelligence technology and all walks of life is accelerating. The annual domestic term "New Quality Productivity" in the "Chinese Inventory" highlights the overall grasp of the laws of social development, conveys profound insights into the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and forms the underlying logic supporting high-quality development. These buzzwords not only represent the current trends and hotspots of technological development, but also indicate the direction and potential of future technological development. With the continuous advancement of science and technology, new concepts and language expressions continue to emerge. The annual discipline research frontier hot topics recently released by the National Science and Technology Terminology Review Committee cover a total of 63 noun terms in 9 disciplines including marine science and technology, civil aviation, computer science and technology, public health and preventive medicine, and intangible cultural heritage. Among them, the "low altitude economy" showcases a clean and blue sky and a low altitude array of unmanned aerial vehicles, presenting the development and leap of economic forms from the earth to the sky. The annual hot words and phrases record people's observations of society and their understanding of life, and write the footnotes of the times. The rise of the "silver haired power" demonstrates the unique value of the elderly in modern society, and age cannot stop the vitality of the "silver haired generation". These hot words and phrases are not only vivid descriptions of social phenomena, but also a true portrayal of the resonance in everyone's heart. The annual hot words and phrases have left a linguistic imprint on the social life of the past year. The inclusion of "cultivating virtue and talent, exchanging old for new, implementing a package of incremental policies, the Paris Olympics, and future summits" all reflect this characteristic. When more individual narratives are embedded in national narratives, self-expression is integrated with the spirit of the times, and hot words and phrases become one of the carriers of positive energy, vividly demonstrating the people's patriotism. They are deeply connected to specific years, reflecting every year of national progress in a real, rapid, and vivid way, leaving distinct marks. The Prism Annual Hot Words and Phrases of Social Development are highly integrated social hot topics and the unique semantics of language itself. They are a mirror reflecting social life and consolidating the common memory of the general public. The rapid popularization of mobile Internet and the widespread rise of social media provide a broad platform for the spread of hot words and hot words. And online dissemination has the characteristics of fast speed, wide range, and strong interactivity, which enables hot words and phrases to quickly spread in a short period of time. For example, foreign blogger Bao Bao Xiong has made "city not city" globally known. Through the imitation and creation of netizens, secondary dissemination, as well as real-time feedback through live streaming and barrage interaction, this innovative expression quickly became popular in frequent communication. "Intangible Cultural Heritage China-Chic" has become a hot word of the year, which indicates that Chinese excellent traditional culture is increasingly loved and pursued by young people. In 2024, the "Central Axis of Beijing - the masterpiece of the order of China's ideal capital" declared by China was included in the The World Heritage List, and the "Spring Festival - the social practice of Chinese people celebrating the traditional New Year" was included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. So far, the total number of World Heritage sites in China has reached 59, and the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage has reached 44. These world heritage and intangible cultural heritage carry the memory of the Chinese nation, engrave the gene of Chinese culture, inject a distinctive cultural background into various China-Chic products and activities, and also mean an aesthetic trend with "Chinese elements" as the core. The unique charm of Chinese culture and the continuously optimized visa free policy are attracting more and more foreign tourists to "China Tour" and experience the modern charm of the ancient oriental country. Natural and cultural heritage sites across the country have become popular attractions for people to visit, and the number of "iron fans" in ancient architecture is also increasing. Many hot words and phrases are functional words with strong colloquialism, simple form, convenient input, and have the function of vividly conveying emotions and meanings. For example, "Shui Ling Ling Di" quickly became popular and was used to describe people who are beautiful and energetic, animals and plants that are moist and lively, and also express a relaxed and casual state. The sentence structure 'The value of XXX is still increasing' is often used to describe the gradual manifestation and enhancement of the value of someone or something over time. The annual barrage of a certain video website is "Jie". When something good happens in the video, users will post barrages with the word "Jie" one after another, symbolizing catching happiness and beauty. This year, sharing beautiful stories or moments with everyone has become a traffic password. The source of the long river of vocabulary is the living water. Language is a vibrant river, where new words constantly flow in and out, serving as the source of the long river of vocabulary. In the linguistic symbol system, the annual hot words and phrases belong to newly created vocabulary, and there may be a mismatch between the signifier and signified, which precisely constitutes the diversity and richness of language. In the process of dissemination, users' creative use and secondary dissemination promote the continuous generalization of the semantics of hot words and phrases. At the same time, they are constantly activated, transferred, and created during use, ultimately condensing into the collective memory of the public and settling in the long river of vocabulary. Annual hot words and phrases are often general references to social hot topics, with distinct timeliness, novelty, and timeliness. One is timeliness. The annual hot words and phrases are products of the times, constantly changing with the development of society and keeping up with the times. Some "new terms" with distinctive characteristics of the times have emerged in the development of society, and have been widely spread and used by people due to their vivid, unique, and lively features, forming a popular language circle with distinct era imprints and becoming a new favorite for many young people to communicate with. The second is novelty. People often have a psychological need to seek novelty and uniqueness in language communication and use, hoping to showcase their personality and fashion sense through the use of novel and unique language expressions. The annual hot words and phrases are processed by changing, deleting, adding, and homophonic words to create a fresh and trendy feeling. The third is timeliness. Annual hot words and phrases are spontaneously spread by contacts within a certain time frame, and after a certain period of time, this willingness to spontaneously spread will gradually fade away, and related hot words and phrases will no longer be popular. Many popular phrases have a strong attachment to events and scenes, and when the hot topics pass, these words also exit the long river of vocabulary. It is worth noting that the language expressions in the annual hot words and phrases that conform to the characteristics of Chinese vocabulary formation and have high social awareness may gradually become fixed and settled in use, and become part of the social universal vocabulary system. For example, the term 'hard control' derived from gaming terminology has expanded its semantics in practical use to mean that something is very attractive and cannot be stopped after reading it. This word is more in line with the word formation characteristics of Chinese vocabulary, possessing both linguistic qualities and universality and stability, therefore it has the possibility of entering the general vocabulary system of society. The hot words "awesome" in the past few years have been included in the Modern Chinese Dictionary, and have been used up to now. People have long regarded them as social common words. The annual hot words and phrases reflect emotional resonance with the characteristics of the times, highlighting the current social significance and cultural value. We believe that more and more positive words of the year can stir up ripples in people's hearts and become carriers of social consensus. (New Society)