小程序

xiǎochéngxù

noun

Measure Word

一个小程序 gè

Meanings

1 mini program
2 mini app (esp. WeChat mini-program)
3 lightweight in-app application

Characters

sequence / order (程序 = program)

Examples

点餐的话扫这个码进小程序就行。

Diǎncān de huà sǎo zhè ge mǎ jìn xiǎochéngxù jiù xíng.

To order food, just scan this code and open the mini-program.

现在很多服务都做成了微信小程序。

Xiànzài hěn duō fúwù dōu zuò chéng le Wēixìn xiǎochéngxù.

Nowadays many services are built as WeChat mini-programs.

小程序不用下载，用完即走。

Xiǎochéngxù bùyòng xiàzài, yòng wán jí zǒu.

Mini-programs don't need to be installed — use them and move on.

Tips

culture

Launched by WeChat in January 2017, 小程序 became a defining feature of China's super-app era: sub-apps that run inside WeChat (later Alipay, Douyin, Baidu) without installation. 'Use and go' (用完即走) was Zhang Xiaolong's original pitch. Today restaurants, shared bikes, government services, and most QR-based interactions in China run on them.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

程 chéng

序 xù