秒回

    miǎohuí

    Meaning: "秒" means "a second," and "回" means to "respond." This term, coined by Chinese netizens, refers to a very quick response during online chatting. A person can be so timely in responding to another that he or she in effect replies within a second after a message reaches them. Game players also use the term to mean "a very quick recovery to the previous status."

    Example

    A: 你怎么一脸不高兴？

    Nǐ zěnme yīliǎn bù gāoxìng?

    Why do you look very unhappy?

    B: 我觉得男朋友不爱我了。

    Wǒ juédé nánpéngyǒu bù ài wǒ le。

    It feels like my boyfriend doesn't love me any more.

    A: 你们吵架了吗？

    Nǐmen chǎojià le ma?

    Did you have disputes?

    B: 不是。以前我发微信给他，都是秒回。现在是我秒回，他半天不回。

    Bùshì。Yǐqián wǒ fā wēixìn gěi tā, dōushì miǎohuí。Xiànzài shì wǒ miǎohuí, tā bàntiān bù huí。

    No. In the past, he would respond to my WeChat posts immediately. Nowadays, I respond to his messages within a second, and he doesn't respond to mine until hours later.