Douyin

//ˈdoʊ.jɪn// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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  1. 1
    The version of TikTok, a video-sharing social media platform, that is exclusively used in mainland China.

    "Douyin’s influence has even extended offline, as many users identify themselves as Douyiner (“抖音人”) and socialize with each other using jargons in real life."

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"Douyin’s influence has even extended offline, as many users identify themselves as Douyiner (“抖音人”) and socialize with each other using jargons in real life."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 抖音 (dǒuyīn, literally “shaking sound”).

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