Chinese word

直播间

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhí bō jiān

Meaning

  • nounlivestream room

Example

请到我的直播间来。qǐng dào wǒ de zhí bō jiān lái

Please come to my livestream room.

Illustration for 直播间 (livestream room)

More examples

观众纷纷进入直播间。guān zhòng fēn fēn jìn rù zhí bō jiān

Viewers entered the livestream room one after another.

Core concept

A shared online space where a presenter performs, demonstrates products, or sells while an audience responds in real time.

Common phrases

  • 进入直播间jìn rù zhí bō jiān

    enter the livestream room

  • 退出直播间tuì chū zhí bō jiān

    leave the livestream room

  • 关注直播间guān zhù zhí bō jiān

    follow the livestream room

Similar words

主播zhǔ bō: A person who hosts a live online broadcast for viewers.
直播zhí bō: Live broadcasting of video or audio over the internet.
观众guān zhòng: A person who watches a live online broadcast.

Definition in Chinese

直播间是主播在互联网上进行实时展示、表演或销售的线上房间，观众可通过弹幕、评论和礼物等参与互动。zhí bō jiān shì zhǔ bō zài hù lián wǎng shàng jìn xíng shí shí zhǎn shì biáo yǎn huò xiāo shòu de xiàn shàng fáng jiān guān zhòng kě tōng guò dàn mù píng lùn hé lǐ wù děng cān yù hù dòng

Word origin

The compound 直播间 (zhíbōjiān, "livestream room") joins the idea of broadcasting directly with the idea of a bounded space, so the broadcast feels like a place that viewers can enter.

Usage tips

  • The word applies to both entertainment and online selling, so everyday conversations may use it for a shopping session as well as for a performance or talk.

Other meanings

  • streaming boothnoun
  • livestream studionoun
  • streaming spacenoun

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