蜻蜓FM (qīngtíngFM): Qingting FM (Chinese audio and…

Meanings

1 Qingting FM (Chinese audio and podcast streaming app)

Characters

蜻

Examples

我上下班都在蜻蜓FM 听评书。

Wǒ shàng xià bān dōu zài qīngtíng FM tīng píngshū.

I listen to storytelling on Qingting FM during my commute.

蜻蜓FM 上有很多免费的有声书。

Qīngtíng FM shàng yǒu hěn duō miǎnfèi de yǒushēngshū.

Qingting FM has a lot of free audiobooks.

Tips

culture

蜻蜓 means 'dragonfly' — a nod to the app's logo. Its main rival is 喜马拉雅 (Ximalaya). Both are go-to apps for podcasts, audiobooks, talk radio, and crosstalk (相声).

In Pop Culture

喜马拉雅 Xǐmǎlāyǎ

Ximalaya

Larger competitor in the Chinese podcast / audio streaming market

Stroke Order

蜻 qīng

蜓 tíng

Related Words

蜻蜓点水 qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ #47,564

a dragonfly skimming the water / to touch on something only superficially / to skim over the surface

蜻蜓 qīngtíng #15,065

dragonfly

早有蜻蜓立上头 zǎoyǒuqīngtínglìshàngtóu

a dragonfly has already perched on top / (of a fresh bud/idea) it has already attracted the first sharp eye / (lit.) already there is a dragonfly standing on the top

录音 lùyīn HSK 3 #3,367

to record (audio) / audio recording; sound recording

琴 qín HSK 5 #5,576

guqin (ancient Chinese zither) / a general term for musical instruments (in compounds)

国画 guóhuà HSK 7

traditional Chinese painting / Chinese ink painting

中国画 zhōngguóhuà HSK 7

Chinese painting / traditional Chinese painting

录音带 lùyīndài #8,912

audio cassette; tape recording / magnetic tape (for audio)

寸 cùn HSK 5 #4,864

a traditional Chinese unit of length (about 3.33 cm) / inch (informal usage)

香肠 xiāngcháng HSK 5 #4,736

sausage / Chinese-style dried sausage