打赏

打賞
dǎshǎng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to tip (a streamer / creator)
  2. 2 to reward with a gratuity

Examples

Dàgē liùliùliù, gěi zhǔbō dǎshǎng yī gè huǒjiàn!
Nice one bro, sent the streamer a rocket!
Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de zhēn hǎo, wǒ dǎshǎng le zuòzhě shí kuài.
This article is really well written, I tipped the author 10 yuan.

Tips

culture
Originally a classical word for masters rewarding servants/subordinates. Revived by Chinese livestream platforms (斗鱼, 虎牙, 抖音) for viewer-to-streamer tipping via virtual gifts (礼物).
register
Livestream culture staple. Common collocations: 打赏主播 (tip a streamer), 打赏礼物 (send a gift). WeChat 公众号 also uses 打赏 for tipping article authors.

Stroke Order

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