打榜

dǎbǎng

verb

Meanings

1 to boost a celebrity's chart ranking (by coordinated streaming/voting)
2 to campaign on charts

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

新歌发行第一周必须打榜。

Xīn gē fāxíng dìyī zhōu bìxū dǎbǎng.

The first week after a new song drops, you have to chart-push.

HSK 7-9

粉丝们连夜打榜刷数据。

Fěnsī men liányè dǎbǎng shuā shùjù.

Fans spent all night grinding the charts and boosting stats.

Tips

culture

打榜 drives a whole micro-industry: fan groups organize 24-hour streaming shifts on QQ Music and NetEase, coordinate voting on 微博超话, and pool money to buy digital copies. A top-of-chart debut is the social currency that validates an idol.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

榜 bǎng