An analysis of the internet buzzword “XX Dazi”

Yinan Liang

doi:10.54254/2753-7080/2025.26369

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An analysis of the internet buzzword “XX Dazi”

Yinan Liang ^1*

¹ Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China

^*Corresponding author: 724148106@qq.com

Published on 3 September 2025

AHR Vol.12 Issue 6

ISSN (Print): 2753-7099

ISSN (Online): 2753-7080

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Abstract

In 2023, the term “dazi” was included in Yao Wen Jiao Zi’s “Top 10 Buzzwords of 2023.” Expressions such as “meal dazi” and “basketball dazi” have become widely popular on social media and in everyday life. Based on Fuyi Xing’s “Small Triangle” theory, this study analyzes “XX dazi” from three perspectives: the linguistic form, semantic content, and pragmatic value, employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The study shows that “dazi” frequently collocates with disyllabic words; in addition to Chinese characters, some English words, numbers, and their combinations can also form collocations. Semantic evolution indicates that “dazi” first appeared during the Song Dynasty and exhibits the features of [+companionship], [+purpose], [+arbitrariness], and [+association]. Pragmatically, “dazi” serves functions including role identification, interpersonal relationship signaling, and emotional indication.

Keywords:

“XX dazi”, form analysis, semantic analysis, pragmatic analysis

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References

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References

[1]. Xing, F., & Wang, G. (2011). Modern Chinese [M]. Wuhan: Central China Normal University Press.

[2]. Luo, Z. (2001). Chinese Grand Dictionary (2nd ed., Vol. 6). Shanghai: Chinese Grand Dictionary Press.

[3]. Xu, B. (1999). Chinese dialect dictionary [M]. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company.

[4]. Zhao, Y. (1997). On the social signaling function of forms of address.Journal of Northeast Normal University,(1).

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Liang,Y. (2025). An analysis of the internet buzzword “XX Dazi”. Advances in Humanities Research,12(6),14-18.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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Journal: Advances in Humanities Research

Volume number: Vol.12

Issue number: Issue 6

ISSN: 2753-7080(Print) / 2753-7099(Online)

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