豆瓣

Dòubàn
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Meanings

  1. 1 Douban (Chinese social networking and review site)

Examples

Zhè bù diànyǐng zài Dòubàn píngfēn bā diǎn wǔ.
This film has an 8.5 rating on Douban.
Wǒ kàn Dòubàn yǐngpíng juédìng kàn bu kàn.
I read Douban reviews to decide whether to watch something.

Tips

culture
Founded in 2005 by Yang Bo. Beyond the movie scores, Douban hosts ratings for books, music and TV, plus discussion groups. Widely seen as catering to more literary/film-buff users than Weibo.

In Pop Culture

豆瓣电影 Dòubàn Diànyǐng
Douban Movies
The film-rating sub-site; its 1-10 score is considered the benchmark rating for Chinese-language cinema, similar to IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes.
豆瓣小组 Dòubàn Xiǎozǔ
Douban Groups
Forum-style interest groups famous as an incubator of Chinese internet memes and slang — 985废物引进计划, 生活组 etc.

Stroke Order

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