Pronunciations
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/ˈwiːt͡ʃæt/
Proper noun
A Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app.
Verb
To use the app WeChat; to use the app WeChat to contact (someone).
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The "heads bowed down" (to look at cell phones), those obsessed with cell phones, virtual chat, the Internet, and excessive WeChatting, which we see as a phenomenon everywhere, reflect attempts to overcome the loneliness and disinterest this generation feels, and to make up for their empty spiritual world through newly available technologies.
With the development of social platforms such as micro blogging and wechatting, Chinese short text classification has great impact on public opinion analysis and sentiment mining.
Wechatting American politics: Misinformation, polarization, and immigrant Chinese media
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I WeChatted a seller calling herself Linda — a name that, amid others like Aadi, Aooko, Mr. Bao and Zippy, made her seem the least likely to scam me and/or get me placed on a C.I.A. watch list — and instantly she sent me photos of a dozen possible Triomphes.