English Explanatory Dictionary

WeChat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app.
verb
  1. To use the app WeChat; to use the app WeChat to contact (someone).

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːt͡ʃæt/

Word forms

WeChat WeChats WeChatting WeChatted

Etymology

Entered English no later than 2012 when the app was re-branded WeChat for the international market. We corresponds to the first character in the original Chinese name 微信 (Wēixìn, literally “micro-message”), + chat.

Derived words

WeChatter
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