Zoom
The English phrase 'zoom app' can be expressed in Chinese as Zoom.
To refer to the Zoom application, you can use several terms depending on the context. You can also use the term 视频会议软件 (Shìpín huìyì ruǎnjiàn) to mean 'video conferencing software'. When you want to say you are using the Zoom app to hold a meeting, it is natural to say 用 Zoom 开会 (use Zoom to have a meeting).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwanese Mandarin, speakers often refer to the app as Zoom 軟體 (Zoom ruǎntǐ).
Did you know?
- When using Zoom in a professional Chinese context, it is common to use the phrase 拉我进会议 (lā wǒ jìn huìyì), which literally means 'pull me into the meeting'.
- While Zoom is used, many Chinese users prefer local equivalents like Tencent Meeting (腾讯会议), which became so dominant that the phrase 开会 (kāihuì) is now often synonymous with using a local app rather than Zoom.
- The phrase 用 Zoom 开会 uses the word 开 (kāi), which means 'to open'. To 'hold a meeting' is literally to 'open a meeting'.
Examples in context
- 你可以用 Zoom 吗？Nǐ kěyǐ yòng Zoom ma?Can you use Zoom?
- 我在 Zoom 上等你。Wǒ zài Zoom shàng děng nǐ.I am waiting for you on Zoom.
- 我们需要下载 Zoom。Wǒmen xūyào xiàzài Zoom.We need to download Zoom.
Example conversation
A student and a teacher are discussing an online lesson.
- 浩然 Haoran老师，我们要用 Zoom 上课吗？Lǎoshī, wǒmen yào yòng Zoom shàngkè ma?Teacher, are we going to use Zoom for class?
- 佳怡 Jiayi是的，请打开 Zoom 加入会议。Shì de, qǐng dǎkāi Zoom jiārù huìyì.Yes, please open Zoom to join the meeting.
- 浩然 Haoran好的，我马上就来。Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.Okay, I'll be right there.
- 佳怡 Jiayi没问题，浩然，等下见。Méi wèntí, Hàorán, děngxià jiàn.No problem, Haoran, see you later.
