Chinese word

转发

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn fā

Meaning

  • verbforward

Example

我已经把这条消息转发到群里了。wǒ yǐ jīng bǎ zhè tiáo xiāo xī zhuǎn fā dào qún lǐ le

I have already forwarded this message to the group.

Illustration for 转发 (forward)

More examples

如果你觉得有用，请转发这条信息。rú guǒ nǐ jué de yǒu yòng qǐng zhuǎn fā zhè tiáo xìn xī

If you find it useful, please forward this message.

Core concept

One person or platform passes an existing item along so a fresh audience receives the same item.

Common phrases

  • 转发到群里zhuǎn fā dào qún lǐ

    forward to the group

  • 转发给同事zhuǎn fā gěi tóng shì

    forward to a colleague

  • 转发到朋友圈zhuǎn fā dào péng yǒu quān

    forward to Moments

Similar words

发送fā sòng: Sends a message, file, object, or piece of information to a recipient.
分享fēn xiǎng: Makes information, thoughts, feelings, or useful things available to other people.
传递chuán dì: Passes an object or message from one person or place to another.
推送tuī sòng: Automatically delivers information or notifications to a user's device through an app or service.

Definition in Chinese

把一条消息、文章或帖子从原发送者或原处直接发送给另一人或群组，使接收方看到原始内容bǎ yì tiáo xiāo xī wén zhāng huò tiě zi cóng yuán fā sòng zhě huò yuán chù zhí jiē fā sòng gěi lìng yì rén huò qún zǔ shǐ jiē shōu fāng kàn dào yuán shǐ nèi róng

Word origin

转 (zhuǎn, "move or turn") + 发 (fā, "send or issue") joins movement with sending, a useful clue to the word's modern communication sense.

Usage tips

  • The destination can be a whole chat group, so this everyday verb is not limited to one-to-one messages.

Other meanings

  • repostverb
  • shareverb

Opposites

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