秒回

miǎohuí

verb

Meanings

1 to reply within seconds (to a message)
2 to answer instantly

Characters

second (of time)

Examples

HSK 3

他给喜欢的女生总是秒回消息。

Tā gěi xǐhuān de nǚshēng zǒngshì miǎohuí xiāoxi.

He always replies to the girl he likes within seconds.

HSK 3

老板发消息你必须秒回。

Lǎobǎn fā xiāoxi nǐ bìxū miǎohuí.

When the boss sends a message you have to reply immediately.

HSK 3

她从来不秒回，总是让人等半天。

Tā cónglái bù miǎohuí, zǒngshì ràng rén děng bàntiān.

She never replies right away, always makes people wait forever.

Tips

culture

In Chinese dating and friendship discourse, 秒回 is read as a strong interest signal, while its opposite 已读不回 (read but didn't reply) is a classic rejection or disinterest. A whole subgenre of relationship advice on Xiaohongshu is built on parsing reply speed.

usage

秒 (second) functions adverbially: '[in] a second, reply.' Same pattern as 秒懂 (instantly understand), 秒杀 (instant-kill / flash sale).

Stroke Order

秒 miǎo

回 huí