Chinese word

订阅

Pronunciation

Pinyindìng yuè

Meaning

  • verbsubscribe

Example

你可以订阅我的简报吗？nǐ ké yǐ dìng yuè wǒ de jiǎn bào ma

Can you subscribe to my newsletter?

Illustration for 订阅 (subscribe)

More examples

我在网上订阅了视频网站的会员。wǒ zài wǎng shàng dìng yuè le shì pín wǎng zhàn de huì yuán

I subscribed online to a video site's membership.

Core concept

Joining a service so its ongoing publications or media become part of a regular personal feed.

Common phrases

  • 订阅杂志dìng yuè zá zhì

    subscribe to a magazine

  • 订阅频道dìng yuè pín dào

    subscribe to a channel

  • 订阅公众号dìng yuè gōng zhòng hào

    subscribe to an official account

Similar words

关注guān zhù: Follow a person or account to keep up with its ongoing updates.
退订tuì dìng: Cancel a subscription or service so that its updates or content stop arriving.
订购dìng gòu: Order a product or service for delivery or use.
注册zhù cè: Create an account or membership by entering the required information.

Definition in Chinese

向服务方或平台登记以周期性接收其发布的信息、文章或多媒体内容的动作，订阅后通常能在账户设置中管理或取消。xiàng fú wù fāng huò píng tái dēng jì yǐ zhōu qī xìng jiē shōu qí fā bù de xìn xī wén zhāng huò duō méi tǐ nèi róng de dòng zuò dìng yuè hòu tōng cháng néng zài zhàng hù shè zhì zhōng guán lǐ huò qǔ xiāo

Word origin

订 (dìng, "order") + 阅 (yuè, "read") combines arranging something in advance with reading, giving the compound its content-service sense.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may connect this verb only with paid services, but it also commonly labels free newsletters, channels, and other online content; payment must be stated separately.

Other meanings

  • sign upverb

Opposites

  • 退订tuì dìngunsubscribeverb
  • 取消订阅qǔ xiāo dìng yuècancel a subscriptionverb

Related words

  • 订阅者dìng yuè zhěsubscribernoun
  • 续订xù dìngrenew a subscriptionverb

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