Chinese word

电子名片

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn zi míng piàn

Meaning

  • noundigital business card

Example

请把你的电子名片发给我。qǐng bǎ nǐ de diàn zi míng piàn fā gěi wǒ

Please send me your digital business card.

Illustration for 电子名片 (digital business card)

More examples

我刚刚用手机扫描了他的电子名片二维码。wǒ gāng gāng yòng shǒu jī sǎo miáo le tā de diàn zi míng piàn èr wéi mǎ

I just used my phone to scan the QR code on his digital business card.

Core concept

A contact card that lives on a phone, app, or web page and can be shared without paper.

Common phrases

  • 交换电子名片jiāo huàn diàn zi míng piàn

    exchange digital business cards

  • 扫描电子名片二维码sǎo miáo diàn zi míng piàn èr wéi mǎ

    scan the QR code on a digital business card

  • 保存电子名片到手机bǎo cún diàn zi míng piàn dào shǒu jī

    save a digital business card to a phone

Similar words

名片míng piàn: A paper card showing a person's name and contact details.
联系方式lián xì fāng shì: Contact information used to reach someone, such as a phone number or email address.
微信名片wēi xìn míng piàn: A contact card displayed and shared through WeChat.
二维码èr wéi mǎ: A square code scanned by a phone to open contact details or a link.

Definition in Chinese

以电子方式在手机、应用或网页中展示和交换的名片，用于保存和共享联系信息。yǐ diàn zi fāng shì zài shǒu jī yìng yòng huò wǎng yè zhōng zhǎn shì hé jiāo huàn de míng piàn yòng yú bǎo cún hé gòng xiǎng lián xì xìn xī

Word origin

电子名片 (diànzimíngpiàn, "digital business card") combines 电子 (diànzǐ, "electronic") with 名片 (míngpiàn, "business card"), extending the familiar card format to digital contact information.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often picture a paper card when they hear "business card," but this Chinese term can mean a contact profile shared through an app or website.

Other meanings

  • business card datanoun

Opposites

  • 纸质名片zhǐ zhì míng piànpaper business cardnoun
  • 传统名片chuán tǒng míng piàntraditional business cardnoun

Related words

  • 电子名片模板diàn zi míng piàn mú bǎndigital business card templatenoun
  • 电子名片软件diàn zi míng piàn ruǎn jiàndigital business card appnoun
  • 电子名片系统diàn zi míng piàn xì tǒngdigital business card systemnoun

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