订阅 dìngyuè subscription
subscription; to subscribe to
How to remember 订阅: 订 make an order + 阅 to examine = subscription.
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How it is used
- To subscribe to (a publication or service) - 订阅杂志 (dìngyuè zázhì) subscribe to a magazine; 订阅频道 (dìngyuè píndào) subscribe to a channel.
- Modern digital and print media register; both noun and verb.
- 阅 = to read; distinct from 订购 (buying a one-off item) - 订阅 implies ongoing delivery.