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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

推文

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tuīwén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tweet/twiːt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这条推文在网络上获得了极高的关注。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A short message posted on the social media service Twitter (now X).

    "She shared an inspiring tweet about climate change that went viral within minutes."
As verb
  1. 1

    To post a message on the Twitter social media service.

    "The company decided to tweet the announcement right after the press conference."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'twiten' or imitative of the short, high-pitched sound made by small birds. Adopted in the 21st century by the social media platform Twitter (now X) to describe a short posted message, shifting its semantic scope from ornithology to digital communication.

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