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社媒

Mandarin · pinyin shè méi

social media (abbr. for 社交媒體 shè jiāo méi tǐ or 社群媒體 shè qún méi tǐ)

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社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
媒: méi · go-between, matchmaker; medium

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4–2 · she4 mei2

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 社交媒體／社交媒体 (shèjiāo méitǐ, “social media”)

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