How to Pronounce Xiaohongshu (Rednote)?

Recently, TikTok's experience in the United States has become a hot topic, and a large number of users are worried about it: where would we go without TikTok? Then, everyone discovered TikTok's alternative, Xiaohongshu (RedNote), a graphic and text social software currently only supports Chinese. Therefore, a massive "TikTok refugee" migration activity began, and with it came the "cultural shock" brought by Xiaohongshu.

While "TikTok refugees" are enthusiastically posting on Xiaohongshu to communicate with Chinese users, some people have begun to take an interest in Mandarin. At least, they have to know how to pronounce Xiaohongshu, right?

Table of Contents:

Part 1: What is Xiaohongshu?

Xiaohongshu, which means Little Red Book or RedNotes in Chinese, is a social application focusing on graphic content founded by Mao Wenchao and Miranda Qu in Shanghai in 2013.

At first, Xiaohongshu was positioned as an overseas shopping software, attracting users to buy goods through pictures, especially overseas goods, so the first batch of users of Xiaohongshu were mainly international students and overseas shopping users.

However, since about 2020, more and more people have shared life fragments, emotional problems, daily problems, academic work, etc. on Xiaohongshu, and people have begun to use Xiaohongshu as a software to share life with strangers. Some people say that you can find answers to any problems in life on Xiaohongshu. For example, someone shared the places where thieves sold stolen goods she found abroad, reminding Chinese people traveling abroad that if their mobile phones are stolen, they can go to these places to look for them.

Therefore, the slogan of Xiaohongshu has changed from "Find good things abroad" in 2014 to "Your life guide" today.

Xiaohongshu Chinese slogans over the years:

- 2014: Finding Good Things Abroad
- 2015: Good Things Around the World
- 2016: Good Life Around the World
- 2017: Tag My Life
- 2020: Find the Life You Want
- Now: Your Life Guide

Part 2: How to pronounce Xiaohongshu in Mandarin?

For users from other countries, the first challenge of using Xiaohongshu is Mandarin pronunciation. Imagine you want to recommend Xiaohongshu to a friend or want to follow someone, this product name may make you stuck. It doesn't matter, click the button below and you can hear the standard pronunciation of Xiaohongshu:

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Therefore, if you want to know the Mandarin pronunciation of any Chinese, just paste the text into the software and select a favorite AI voice to generate the voice. It is very simple and convenient.

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Part 3: FAQs about Xiaohongshu

Q1 Why use Xiaohongshu instead of Lemon8?

Lemon8 and TikTok belong to the same company, ByteDance, so some people may be curious, why not choose Lemon8? What is the difference between Xiaohongshu and Lemon8?

Users may choose Xiaohongshu instead of Lemon8 for the following reasons:

1. Xiaohongshu has more users and richer content. Simply put, you can get a lot of likes and comments in a short time by posting on Xiaohongshu, but you may only get interactions from robots or ads by posting on Lemon8.

2. Xiaohongshu has more Chinese users, while Lemon8 has more Western users. Many people use Xiaohongshu to experience the fresh Chinese Internet culture. Everyone is happy to break the information gap between people from different countries and experience real life abroad, rather than just getting information through fake news.

3. Because Lemon8 and TikTok belong to the same company, Lemon8 was also banned for a period of time after TikTok was banned by the US government. Xiaohongshu's headquarters and servers are in China and will not be banned by the US government.

Q2 Why is Xiaohongshu so popular in China?

The main reason why Xiaohongshu is so popular in China is that it has a large number of real users and interesting content. In addition, Xiaohongshu's recommendation algorithm is very good. It not only recommends content of interest to users, but also occasionally recommends some new content to prevent users from feeling tired. However, these are all based on the fact that it has a large amount of interesting content.

Q3 Does Xiaohongshu have a built-in translation function?

When TikTok refugees first flooded in, Xiaohongshu didn’t have any built-in translation function. However, some users recently discovered that Xiaohongshu has added built-in translation, which may be being tested on a small number of users. I believe that users in other countries will soon be able to use Xiaohongshu conveniently!

Conclusion

I don’t know how long the Xiaohongshu craze will last, but in just one week, the Chinese and American people have felt the warmth or cultural shock of each other. People have seen the real life of people in another country through the Internet. Everyone has similar happiness and troubles, different diets and languages.

But it doesn’t matter. Some software such as Google Translate and voice generators can help us break the language barrier. You can even use the TTS function to add Mandarin voiceovers to your short videos and make friends with Chinese netizens. Sound interesting? Download VoxWave and give it a try!

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