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Mandarin · pinyin zì méi tǐ

self-media (news or other content published on independently-operated social media accounts)

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
媒: méi · go-between, matchmaker; medium
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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4–2–3 · zi4 mei2 ti3

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noun

(neologism) we-media; self-media (independent news accounts that produce original content but are not officially registered with the authorities)

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