"texting" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 发短信

Definition

用手机发送短信，特别是通过短信服务或聊天应用发送简短文字信息的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语化表达，多用于手机交流。和“发微信”或“发消息”类似，但只指文字信息。常见短语有“开车发短信”。不适用于邮件或纸质通讯。

Examples

She loves texting her friends after school.

她喜欢放学后和朋友们**发短信**。

Texting is faster than calling for short messages.

简短信息用**发短信**比打电话更快。

My parents don't understand texting.

我父母不理解**发短信**。

Stop texting and pay attention!

别再**发短信**了，注意点！

We're texting all night about our trip.

我们整晚都在**发短信**聊我们的旅行。

Texting while driving is really dangerous.

开车时**发短信**非常危险。