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Mandarin · pinyin Dǒu yīn

Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international version as TikTok

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抖: dǒu · tremble, shake, rouse; give shake
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180

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3–1 · Dou3 yin1

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noun

(music) vibrato

name

Douyin (the domestic version of TikTok exclusively available in mainland China and Hong Kong) (short video app)

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