In this Mandarin episode, I talk about 抖音 (dǒu yīn) the Chinese TikTok:  why is it called douyin? What do people do on douyin? And why does China have its own version of TikTok?

Useful words for comprehension

1. 标志 biāozhì: logo, sign
2. 音符yīnfú: (music) note
3. 地位dìwèi: status
4. 娱乐生活方式yúlè shēnghuó fāngshì: Entertainment lifestyle
5. 短视频 duǎn shìpín: short videos
6. 刷抖音shuā dǒu yīn: scrolling TikTok
7. 动作dòngzuò: movement
8. 拍抖音pāi dǒu yīn: shot TikTok (videos)
9. 商家shāngjiā: merchant, store
10. 直播zhíbò: live stream
11. 做广告zuò guǎnggào: advertise
12. 中国版/国际版 zhōngguó bǎn/guójì bǎn: Chinese version/international version
13. 国外企业guówài qǐyè: foreign company
14. 数据互通shùjù hùtōng: data sharing and communication
15. 内容nèiróng: content

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