Posting, liking, sharing, following and streaming: the words of life on social media.
Most of these words are new compounds built from old characters, and the characters explain them: 点赞 is to click a word of praise, 转发 to send something on, 直播 to broadcast directly. A few are loans chosen for their sound as well as their sense, such as 粉丝, “fans”, which also means glass noodles. The apps themselves are never named here; Chinese speakers usually call them by their brand names, but 聊天软件 and 社交媒体 are understood everywhere.
The words
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Verb (13)
点赞to like (a post)Verb4
朋友们都给我的新头像点赞了。All my friends liked my new profile picture.
Separable: 点个赞.
转发to forward; to share (a post)Verb4
这条消息不一定是真的，先别转发。This story may not be true, so don't pass it on yet.
群发to send (a message) to many people at onceVerb4
过年的时候很多人群发祝福短信。At New Year many people send the same greeting to all their contacts.
置顶to pin (to the top)Verb4
重要的通知已经置顶了，大家记得看。The important notice has been pinned to the top; remember to read it.
推送to push (a notification); push notificationVerb4
手机每天给我推送很多新闻。My phone pushes lots of news stories at me every day.
浏览to browse; to look throughVerb4
他每天早上先浏览一下新闻。Every morning he first skims through the news.
收藏to save (as a favourite); to collectVerb4
这篇文章很有用，我先收藏了。This article is useful, so I've saved it.
Offline, to collect stamps, art or antiques.
屏蔽to block; to mute; to filter outVerb4
他总发广告，我就把他的消息屏蔽了。He kept posting adverts, so I muted his messages.
拉黑to block (a contact)Verb4
他跟我吵完架就把我拉黑了。After our row he blocked me.
Colloquial: to put someone on one's blacklist.
举报to report (to a platform or the authorities)Verb4
看到骗人的广告，可以点这里举报。If you see a fraudulent advert, you can report it here.
打赏to tip (a streamer or writer)Verb4
有的观众会在直播时给主播打赏。Some viewers tip the streamer during a live stream.
互动to interact; interactionVerb4
博主经常回复评论，跟粉丝互动。The blogger often replies to comments and interacts with followers.
上瘾to become addicted; to get hookedVerb4
刷短视频很容易上瘾。Scrolling through short videos is easy to get hooked on.