Chinese word

热搜

Pronunciation

Pinyinrè sōu

Meaning

  • nountrending topic

Example

这个话题又上了热搜。zhè ge huà tí yòu shàng le rè sōu

This topic is trending again.

Illustration for 热搜 (trending topic)

More examples

这段内容突然刷到热搜，评论区热闹起来。zhè duàn nèi róng tū rán shuā dào rè sōu píng lùn qū rè nào qǐ lái

This content suddenly showed up on the trending list, and the comment section became lively.

Core concept

A digital spotlight that marks the keywords, events, or people drawing an unusual amount of public attention.

Common phrases

  • 刷到热搜shuā dào rè sōu

    come across on the trending list

  • 进入热搜榜jìn rù rè sōu bǎng

    make it onto the trending list

Similar words

热门搜索rè mén sōu suǒ: A popular keyword that people search for very often.
热搜榜rè sōu bǎng: A list that ranks popular search keywords by position.
热门话题rè mén huà tí: A subject that has become a focus of widespread discussion.
热点rè diǎn: A problem or event that attracts a great deal of attention.

Definition in Chinese

指在网络平台上因被大量关注而被标注为热度条目的关键词、事件或人物，也可引申为进入该榜单的状态（如“上热搜”）。zhǐ zài wǎng luò píng tái shàng yīn bèi dà liàng guān zhù ér bèi biāo zhù wèi rè dù tiáo mù de guān jiàn cí shì jiàn huò rén wù yě kě yǐn shēn wèi jìn rù gāi bǎng dān de zhuàng tài rú shàng rè sōu

Word origin

热 (rè, "hot") + 搜 (sōu, "search") combines the idea of intense public interest with online searching to name a highly visible search item.

Usage tips

  • The label signals visibility rather than approval, so it can accompany praise, controversy, or bad news depending on the surrounding context.

Other meanings

  • popular search termnoun
  • term getting attentionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 热搜话题rè sōu huà títopic on the trending listnoun
  • 热搜热度rè sōu rè dùpopularity on the trending listnoun

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