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汉语新词新译系列-Q 群殴 (qun2 ou1)group fightThis term originally means a physical group fight. However, as job market pressure increases, college students use the term to refer to company group interviews, in which job candidates are organized into panels to discuss topics and compete with each other.强势 (qiang2 shi4)domineeringIt refers these days to a person who is assertive and sometimes high-handed, either within a family, a company or a country.糗事 (qiu2 shi4)faux pas, gaffeYoung people use this Chinese expression to refer to those occurrences that embarrass one or both parties, either because of a slip of the tongue, improper act or misunderstanding.情义男 (qing2 yi4 nan2)man of love and loyaltyThis Chinese term was first used about the man who carried the body of his wife piggyback on a moped home after his wife died in the Sichuan Province earthquake last May. After his action was revealed by the media, he was called a man of love and loyalty.桥段 (qiao2 duan4)stereotyped plotThis term literally means bridge suspension and is borrowed to refer to stereotyped plots in a film, such as a hero coming to the rescue of victims at a crucial moment and defusing a bomb in the nick of time.巧实力 (qiao3 shi2 li4)smart powerThe?term in international relations means the ability to combine hard and soft power in a winning strategy. The term gained notice when then US Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton used it frequently during a speech in January. Clinton pledged to use Americas smart power to renew the nations international leadership and deal with trouble spots.呛声 (qiang4 sheng1)vociferous challenge, protestThe term is derived from the dialect of southern Chinas Fujian Province. It means making public challenges or demonstrating ones anger against certain decisions, proposals or public figures by speaking out loudly.禽流感 (qin2liu2gan3)avian flu or bird fluThe World Health Organization warned earlier this month that the economic impact from a f