Instagram帖子
Instagram tiězi
The English phrase 'instagram post' in Chinese is translated as Instagram帖子 (Instagram tiězi).
Instagram帖子 refers to a piece of content, such as a photo or video, shared by a user on the Instagram social media platform. If you want to express the action of making an Instagram post, you use the verb 发 (fā), which means 'to send' or 'to publish', resulting in the phrase 发 Instagram 帖子.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 帖子 (tiězi) literally means 'post' in the context of online forums or social media.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Region, 'Instagram post' can be expressed as IG帖.
How do you pronounce it?
Instagram tiězi
Did you know?
- If a post is particularly popular, someone might say it is 'hot' by using the word 火 (huǒ). This is a way to describe a post that has gone viral.
- In many Chinese-speaking digital spaces, rather than saying they 'made a post', people often say they 发动态 (fā dòngtài), which literally means 'to publish a dynamic'.
- The word 帖子 (tiězi) originally referred to a physical slip of paper or a notice pasted on a wall. In the digital age, this physical 'pasting' evolved into the term for a digital social media post.
Examples in context
- 这篇Instagram帖子有很多赞。Zhè piān Instagram帖子 yǒu hěnduō zàn.This Instagram post has a lot of likes.
- 我刚才发了一篇Instagram帖子。Wǒ gāngcái fāle yī piān Instagram帖子.I just posted an Instagram post.
Example conversation
Two friends are sitting in a cafe looking at their phones.
- 梓涵 Zihan浩然，你看我的这篇Instagram帖子了吗？Hàorán, nǐ kàn wǒ de zhè piān Instagram帖子 le ma?Haoran, did you see my Instagram post?
- 浩然 Haoran看到了，拍得很漂亮。Kàn dào le, pāi de hěn piàoliang.I saw it, it was taken beautifully.
- 梓涵 Zihan谢谢！我也很喜欢这张照片。Xièxie! Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān zhè zhāng zhàopiàn.Thanks! I also really like this photo.
- 浩然 Haoran你的Instagram帖子总是很有质感。Nǐ de Instagram帖子 zǒng shì hěn yǒu zhìgǎn.Your Instagram posts always have such a great aesthetic.
