996

• 拼音: 996
• 汉字拆解: 996 = 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 6 days each week.

含义

996 means a work schedule from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.

It is a shorthand for intense overtime culture, especially in tech and private companies. The term often carries criticism of burnout and labor pressure.

例句

1. 他进厂后才懂996[jiǔ jiǔ liù]有多累。
2. 这家公司嘴上弹性，实际接近996[jiǔ jiǔ liù]。
3. 别把偶尔加班说成996[jiǔ jiǔ liù]。

用法指南

语境: workplace, tech industry, labor discussions

语气: critical, weary, socially aware

正确说法

• 长期九点到九点可说996[jiǔ jiǔ liù]。（It fits the schedule pattern.）
• 讨论加班文化常提996[jiǔ jiǔ liù]。（It is labor-culture shorthand.）

错误说法

• 把一次晚下班叫996[jiǔ jiǔ liù]。（It means a sustained schedule.）

常见错误

• Do not read 996 as a random number; it encodes working hours.

起源与历史

The numeric shorthand spread in discussions of Chinese tech-company overtime schedules.

文化背景

时代: 2020s

世代: Workers and internet users broadly understand it

社会背景: Tech, office, and private-sector workers

地区说明: Mainland term central to overtime debates.