转发 zhuǎnfā to transmit
to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on; to republish (an article from another publication)
How to remember 转发: 转 to turn + 发 send out = to transmit.
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How it is used
- To forward or repost - extremely common in social media: 转发这条微博 (repost this Weibo).
- Also used for forwarding emails, messages, or official documents in an office: 请转发给相关部门.
- Different from 分享 (share, which can mean posting your own content too) - 转发 specifically means passing on something someone else made.
- A modern, high-frequency word driven largely by internet and messaging culture.