Intermediate - How to use WeChat (C2595)

A: 我下载好微信了,但不会用。
wǒ xiàzài hǎo wēixìn le, dàn bù huì yòng.
I finished downloading WeChat, but I don't know how to use it.
B: 你先打开微信的APP。
nǐ xiān dǎkāi wēixìnde APP.
Open up the WeChat app first.
A: 好。怎么才能找到我的朋友们?
hǎo. zěnme cái néng zhǎodào wǒde péngyoumen?
Okay. How do I find my friends?
B: 你看这里是通讯录,点一下。最上面有一个“新的朋友”,然后点添加就行了。
nǐ kàn zhèlǐ shì tōngxùn lù, diǎn yīxià. zuì shàngmian yǒu yī gè" xīn de péngyou”, ránhòu diǎn tiānjiā jiù xíng le.
Look, here is your contact list. Click it. At the top there will be a 'New Friend" button, then click add and you're all good.
A: 哦,这个二维码是什么?
ò, zhè ge èrwéimǎ shì shénme?
Oh, what's this QR code?
B: 这是给你们当面加好友用的。
zhè shì gěi nǐmen dāngmiàn jiā hǎoyǒu yòng de.
This is for adding friends face-to-face.
A: 哦,挺容易也挺方便的。“朋友圈”是什么?
ò, tǐng róngyì yě tǐng fāngbiàn de." péngyǒuquān” shì shénme?
Oh, it's quite easy and convenient. What's "moments".
B: 是用来分享照片、视频、音乐、链接还有你日常生活什么的。
shì yònglái fēnxiǎng zhàopiàn、 shìpín、 yīnyuè、 Liànjiē háiyǒu nǐ rìcháng shēnghuó shénme de.
It's for sharing photos, videos, music, links and what's going on in your life.
A: 哦,这个我不需要,我不喜欢分享个人隐私。
ò, zhè ge wǒ bù xūyào, wǒ bù xǐhuān fēnxiǎng gèrén yǐnsī.
Oh, I don't need this, I don't like to share private information.

Key Vocabulary

下载 xiàzài download
微信 wēixìn WeChat
cái only
通讯录 tōngxùn lù address book
添加 tiānjiā to add
二维码 èrwéimǎ QR code
当面 dāngmiàn face to face
tǐng very or quite
朋友圈 péngyǒuquān Circle of Friends or "Moments"
分享 fēnxiǎng share
链接 liànjiē link
日常 rìcháng daily
隐私 yǐnsī privacy

Supplementary Vocabulary

上传 shàngchuán upload
客户端 kèhùduān client
应用 yìngyòng application
在线 zàixiàn on-line

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