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to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) / concern; interest; attention
HSK 3
media, esp. news media
HSK 3
media
HSK 6
to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player)
HSK 5
middle-aged woman; (media term) middle-aged women regarded as a distinct social cohort
to track; to trace; to follow up / (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
HSK 7-9
to hype / to promote (in the media)
HSK 6
Weibo (Chinese social media platform)
streaming media (abbr. for 流媒體|流媒体)
photogenic / to appear on film or in the media
to scroll on one's smartphone; to check one's smartphone (for updates on social media etc) / to swipe one's smartphone (as a substitute for a payment card etc)
(slang) to build up a social media account (from scratch)
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
plane (flat surface) / print media
HSK 7-9
(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag
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medium / intermediary / matchmaker / go-between / abbr. for 媒體|媒体, media, esp. news media
to follow each other on a social media platform (abbr. for 互相關注|互相关注)
news media
ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment) / ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment) / (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 數字生態|数字生态 "digital ecosystem")
HSK 7-9
medium / media
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
to report (in the media) / (news) report
to like; to upvote (on social media)
Taiwan media
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
rewind (media player)
social media
(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location
self-media (news or other content published on independently-operated social media accounts)
to burst out / to appear unexpectedly / to break (media story)
Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
Pokémon (Japanese media franchise)
Japanese news media
foreign news media (abbr. for 外國媒體|外国媒体)
intermediary / vehicle / vector / medium / media
Lai Chee-ying, aka Jimmy Lai (1947–), Hong Kong media tycoon, prominent critic of the CCP and supporter of the pro-democracy camp 民主派
streaming media
(coll.) (of a couple) to display affection in public or by posting photos on social media
ideological and political education (abbr. for 思想政治教育) (state-directed education in China aimed at promoting Marxism, patriotism and socialist values, particularly in schools and universities – also, more broadly, ideological guidance in workplaces, media and public discourse)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (American media company)
(neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)
social-media editor; page admin; creator of online content (often used by the writer as a self-referential persona)
official media / state media / (abbr. for 官方媒體|官方媒体)
freedom of the media
the press / the media
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
recipients (of information, media etc); audience
to manipulate the comments section on social media
to inspect videos and other media for pornographic content
media / commentators
painted eggshell / Easter egg / (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc) / post-credits scene
Fox (media company) / Focus (car manufactured by Ford)
current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc)
(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling
IPTV (PRC media network)
fast-forward (media player)
(Tw) social media
popular show (on TV or other media)
to eject (media player)
inflammation of middle ear / otitis media
Shanghai Media Group
Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023), Italian media magnate and right-wing politician, prime minister of Italy 1994–1995, 2001–2006, 2008–2011
(social media) to post; a post
Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星島日報|星岛日报
the press / the media
(literary) to appear in (newspapers, the media, a book etc)
(coll.) to indiscriminately share news, images etc of one's child on social media; sharenting
the international media
(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress / (of media) to propagate errors / to lead people astray
South Korean media
fast-rewind (media player)
Time Warner Inc., US media company
IPTV (PRC media network)
(Tw) (media) writing an article or creating a video favorable to a business in return for payment from the business (abbr. for 業務配合|业务配合)
to hijack (an airplane, motor vehicle, social media account, discussion etc)
the press / the media
(computing) media access control layer (MAC layer)
tape player / video player / (media) player / play-only device
(neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base / celebrity with a huge following on social media
(of a public figure, streamer, influencer etc) to quit social media
theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关
media industry
print media / (old) paper taper used to light a cigarette etc
common chickweed (Stellaria media)
pure love / BL, aka boys' love (genre of male homoerotic fictional media)
special report (in the media)
(Tw) to like (on social media)
(neologism) to obsessively monitor sb's social media posts (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 視姦 "shikan", ogling; leering)
Media (ancient Middle east region)
to unfollow (on social media etc) (abbr. for 取消關注|取消关注)
blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)
Murdoch (name) / Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate
media gossip / sensational news
Media Access Control / MAC
Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media
Bertelsmann, German media company


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