微信
Wēixìn
WeChat in Chinese is 微信 (Wēixìn).
微信 is the name of the WeChat app. You can use related phrases to describe specific actions: use 发微信 to mean sending a WeChat message or 'to WeChat someone', and use 加微信 to mean adding someone as a contact on the app.
Meaning: app – transliterations and translations (name)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
Wēixìn
Did you know?
- Because 微信 is so central to life, many Chinese speakers use the app to send 'Red Packets' 红包. This digital version of a traditional gift has turned 微信 into a tool for financial etiquette.
- Beyond messaging, 微信 is used to describe the entire digital ecosystem of the app. Using the term 微信 can refer to paying for groceries, hailing a taxi or booking a doctor's appointment.
- While the English name uses 'We', the Chinese 微信 contains no pronoun. The 'We' in 'WeChat' was a branding choice for international markets to imply community.
Examples in context
- 我需要下载微信应用。I need to download the WeChat application.
- 我给你发了一条微信。I sent you a WeChat message.
- 微信是一款常用的社交媒体应用。WeChat is a widely used social media application.
- 你用微信吗？Do you use WeChat?
- 我能加你微信吗？Can I add you on WeChat?
- 微信有很多有趣的功能。WeChat has many interesting features.
- 你在用微信吗？Nǐ zài yòng Wēixìn ma?Are you using WeChat?
- 我用微信联系他。Wǒ yòng Wēixìn liánxì tā.I use WeChat to contact him.
- 加个微信吧。Jiā gè Wēixìn ba.Let's add each other on WeChat.
Example conversation
Two friends are exchanging contact information.
- 浩然 Haoran梓涵，我们加个微信吧。Zǐhán, wǒmen jiā gè Wēixìn ba.Zihan, let's add each other on WeChat.
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，我现在打开微信。Hǎo a, wǒ xiànzài dǎkāi Wēixìn.Sure, I'll open WeChat now.
- 浩然 Haoran我扫你还是你扫我？Wǒ sǎo nǐ háishì nǐ sǎo wǒ?Should I scan you or you scan me?
- 梓涵 Zihan你扫我吧，浩然。Nǐ sǎo wǒ ba, Hàorán.You scan me, Haoran.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wechat” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
