抖音

Dǒuyīn

popculture

Meanings

1 Douyin (short-video app; Chinese version of TikTok)

Characters

to shake / shiver

Examples

我每天都刷抖音。

Wǒ měitiān dōu shuā Dǒuyīn.

I scroll Douyin every day.

这首歌在抖音上火了。

Zhè shǒu gē zài Dǒuyīn shàng huǒ le.

This song went viral on Douyin.

她是抖音上的美妆博主。

Tā shì Dǒuyīn shàng de měizhuāng bózhǔ.

She's a beauty influencer on Douyin.

In Pop Culture

抖音 Dǒuyīn

Douyin

Short-video app launched by ByteDance (字节跳动) in 2016. TikTok is its international version. Name literally means 'shake/vibrate sound' — a nod to music-driven clips.

Stroke Order

抖 dǒu

音 yīn