Chinese word

投稿

Pronunciation

Pinyintóu gǎo

Meaning

  • verbpost

Example

我刚在网上投稿了一篇文章。wǒ gāng zài wǎng shàng tóu gǎo le yì piān wén zhāng

I just posted an article online.

Illustration for 投稿 (post)

More examples

他向会议投稿了摘要，希望能在会上报告。tā xiàng huì yì tóu gǎo le zhāi yào xī wàng néng zài huì shàng bào gào

He submitted an abstract to the conference, hoping to present it at the conference.

Core concept

A piece of work is placed before an open audience so that it can be seen, discussed, or shared.

Common phrases

  • 向杂志投稿xiàng zá zhì tóu gǎo

    submit to a magazine

  • 向会议投稿xiàng huì yì tóu gǎo

    submit to a conference

  • 给编辑部投稿gěi biān jí bù tóu gǎo

    submit to the editorial department

Similar words

发布fā bù: Publicly announcing information or an official notice.
发表fā biǎo: Presenting a written work or opinion openly to the public.
上传shàng chuán: Moving a file or other data from a device to an online location.
分享fēn xiǎng: Sharing personal information or feelings with other people.

Definition in Chinese

通过社交媒体或论坛把写好的文字、图片或评论发到公开页面上，供网友查看或互动。tōng guò shè jiāo méi tǐ huò lùn tán bǎ xiě hǎo de wén zì tú piàn huò píng lùn fā dào gōng kāi yè miàn shàng gōng wáng yǒu chá kàn huò hù dòng

Word origin

投稿 (tóugǎo, "send a manuscript") joins 投 (tóu, "send outward") and 稿 (gǎo, "written draft"), turning the idea of sending a draft into offering content for public attention.

Usage tips

  • Online material can remain searchable or be copied after publication, so privacy and permission matter when personal details or another person's work are included.

Other meanings

  • submissionnoun
  • contributeverb

Opposites

  • 撤稿chè gǎowithdraw a submissionverb
  • 退稿tuì gǎoreject a submissionverb

Related words

  • 投稿者tóu gǎo zhěcontributornoun
  • 投稿系统tóu gǎo xì tǒngsubmission systemnoun
  • 投稿费tóu gǎo fèisubmission feenoun

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