秒回

miǎohuí

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

second (of time)

Examples

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.

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.

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