The online hot words in 2014 epitomized social development and issues. They cover a variety of fields in the society,including political words such as “Governing the Country by Law”,“Anti-corruption”,and “Naked Official”;financial words like “Anti-monopoly”;technical words like “World Internet Conference”;entertainment words such as “Release on Next Monday”,“Reunion of Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse”;words related to fund-raising events like “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge”,etc. The use of online hot words in 2014 has been hard to forbid. Hot words are used not only by ordinary people,but also by government officials,and an increasing number of media have been contributing to the wide use and spread of these words. The role of online hot words as wind vane of the public opinion is becoming more obvious.
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