How Busy Professionals Use Sport to Boost Social Lives in China

Keywords

备受 - bèishòu - to fully experience (good or bad)
追捧 - zhuīpěng - to chase after (a popular person or item) / to pursue / popularity
潮流 - cháoliú - tide / current / trend
亲密 - qīnmì - intimate / close
青睐 - qīnglài - to favor / to think highly of / one's good graces
呈 - chéng - to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color)
音译 - yīnyì - transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics)
重心 - zhòngxīn - center of gravity / central core / main part
盈利 - yínglì - profit / gain
节奏 - jiézòu - rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
金融 - jīnróng - banking / finance / financial
繁忙 - fánmáng - busy / bustling
风靡 - fēngmǐ - fashionable / popular
新潮 - xīncháo - modern / fashionable
动感 - dònggǎn - innervation / dynamism
面孔 - miànkǒng - face
团结 - tuánjié - a rally / to hold a rally / to join forces
面貌 - miànmào - appearance / face / features
扮演 - bànyǎn - to play the role of / to act

Grammar

逾 + Number / Figure - Expressing "to exceed / to go beyond…" with "yú + Number / Figure"
如今，俱乐部已发展到逾1000个成员，会员遍及上海、杭州、浙江、厦门、福建，乃至澳大利亚悉尼等地。

乃至... - Expressing "and even / to go so far as to..." with "nǎizhì..."
如今，俱乐部已发展到逾1000个成员，会员遍及上海、杭州、浙江、厦门、福建，乃至澳大利亚悉尼等地。

并非... - Expressing "really isn't..." with "bìngfēi..."
扎先姚表示，“我们的重心并非比赛或盈利，而是创造一个可以连接大家的空间。

凭借… - Expressing "to rely on / by means of / thanks to…" with "píngjiè…"
作为风靡全球的新潮运动，匹克球凭借其老少皆宜、成本亲民、时尚动感等特点在中国也迅速走红。

一向… - Expressing "always (previously)…" with "yīxiàng…" (as in things have always been this way)
上海财经大学体育学院教授吕季东认为，体育运动在团结人群与提升精神面貌方面一向扮演着至关重要的角色，尤其是在如今这样快节奏的社会，很多人都想通过新的方式与他人建立连接。

Grammar

逾 + Number / Figure - Expressing "to exceed / to go beyond…" with "yú + Number / Figure"
如今，俱樂部已發展到逾1000個成員，會員遍及上海、杭州、浙江、廈門、福建，乃至澳大利亞悉尼等地。

乃至... - Expressing "and even / to go so far as to..." with "nǎizhì..."
如今，俱樂部已發展到逾1000個成員，會員遍及上海、杭州、浙江、廈門、福建，乃至澳大利亞悉尼等地。

並非... - Expressing "really isn't..." with "bìngfēi..."
扎先姚表示，「我們的重心並非比賽或盈利，而是創造一個可以連接大家的空間。

憑借… - Expressing "to rely on / by means of / thanks to…" with "píngjiè…"
作為風靡全球的新潮運動，匹克球憑借其老少皆宜、成本親民、時尚動感等特點在中國也迅速走紅。

一向… - Expressing "always (previously)…" with "yīxiàng…" (as in things have always been this way)
上海財經大學體育學院教授呂季東認為，體育運動在團結人群與提升精神面貌方面一向扮演著至關重要的角色，尤其是在如今這樣快節奏的社會，很多人都想通過新的方式與他人建立連接。

Proper Nouns

2023年小红书户外生活趋势报告 - 2023 Nián Xiǎohóngshū Hùwài Shēnghuó Qūshì Bàogào - Xiaohongshu's 2023 Outdoor Lifestyle Trend Report
上海财经大学 - Shànghǎi Cáijīng Dàxué - Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)

Idioms

老少皆宜 - lǎoshàojiēyí - suitable for both the young and the old
至关重要 - zhìguānzhòngyào - extremely important / vital / crucial / essential