Chinese word

分享

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēn xiǎng

Meaning

  • verbshare

Example

请把这篇文章分享到群里。qǐng bǎ zhè piān wén zhāng fēn xiǎng dào qún lǐ

Please share this article with the group.

Illustration for 分享 (share)

More examples

在会上，他分享了自己的观点。zài huì shàng tā fēn xiǎng le zì jǐ de guān diǎn

At the meeting, he shared his own views.

Core concept

Something moves from private keeping into shared access, allowing a wider group to join in.

Common phrases

  • 分享观点fēn xiǎng guān diǎn

    share views

  • 分享经验fēn xiǎng jīng yàn

    share experiences

  • 分享信息fēn xiǎng xìn xī

    share information

  • 分享快乐fēn xiǎng kuài lè

    share happiness

Similar words

转发zhuǎn fā: Send a message or online post onward to another person or channel.
发送fā sòng: Deliver information, such as a letter or email, to another person.
交流jiāo liú: Share opinions and information with each other to build understanding and express feelings.
共享gòng xiǎng: Let several people use the same information or resources at the same time.

Definition in Chinese

把自己的东西、信息或经验分给他人，让对方也能得到或一起享受。bǎ zì jǐ de dōng xī xìn xī huò jīng yàn fēn gěi tā rén ràng duì fāng yě néng dé dào huò yì qǐ xiǎng shòu

Word origin

分 (fēn, "divide") + 享 (xiǎng, "enjoy") presents sharing as making enjoyment available beyond its original holder.

Usage tips

  • The recipient may be a person, while the destination may be a group or online space, so the verb works naturally for both people and channels.

Other meanings

  • share outverb
  • share inverb

Opposites

  • 独占dú zhànmonopolizeverb

Related words

  • 分享会fēn xiǎng huìsharing sessionnoun
  • 分享者fēn xiáng zhěsharernoun

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