Chinese word

丢包

Pronunciation

Pinyindiū bāo

Meaning

  • nounpacket loss

Example

视频通话时经常有丢包，声音断断续续。shì pín tōng huà shí jīng cháng yǒu diū bāo shēng yīn duàn duàn xù xù

There is often packet loss during video calls, so the sound cuts in and out.

Illustration for 丢包 (packet loss)

More examples

玩游戏的时候突然出现丢包，画面卡住了。wán yóu xì de shí hòu tū rán chū xiàn diū bāo huà miàn kǎ zhù le

When playing games, packet loss suddenly occurred, and the screen froze.

Core concept

A message crosses a network in small parcels, with missing parcels creating breaks in the received stream.

Common phrases

  • 出现丢包chū xiàn diū bāo

    packet loss occurring

  • 网络有丢包wǎng luò yǒu diū bāo

    network packet loss

  • 视频通话有丢包shì pín tōng huà yǒu diū bāo

    packet loss in video calls

Similar words

延迟yán chí: The time gap caused by data taking too long to reach the other end of a connection.
卡顿kǎ dùn: Uneven playback caused by audio or video stopping for a short time.
网络不稳定wǎng luò bù wěn dìng: A connection that keeps changing between working normally, slowing down, and being interrupted.
断线duàn xiàn: A complete loss of the communication connection, leaving the devices unable to communicate.

Definition in Chinese

在网络传输过程中，某些数据包因丢失或被中间设备丢弃而未到达目的端的情况。zài wǎng luò chuán shū guò chéng zhōng mǒu xiē shù jù bāo yīn diū shī huò bèi zhōng jiān shè bèi diū qì ér wèi dào dá mù dì duān de qíng kuàng

Word origin

In this modern computing term, 丢 (diū, "lose") + 包 (bāo, "package") turns the everyday idea of losing a package into the technical idea of a data unit not reaching its destination.

Usage tips

  • The word does not necessarily mean that a connection has completely failed, since intermittent missing data can cause brief breaks in audio or video while the call continues.

Related words

  • 丢包率diū bāo lǜpacket loss ratenoun

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