This very short blurb from Sina.com features an announcement by Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey that Twitter has now exceeded 200 Million users.
北京时间1月12日下午消息，Twitter董事长杰克·多尔西(Jack Dorsey)周二表示，Twitter全球用户数量已突破2亿，并且将来有望超越Facebook。多尔西周二在接受美国脱口秀主持人查理·罗斯（Charlie Rose）采访时称，目前有2亿人在使用Twitter，尽管与Facebook的约5亿用户还有一定差距，但相信Twitter用户数量将来完全可以超越Facebook。
此外，多尔西还表示，Twitter目前已经有稳定收入。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1]) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
| 日 | rì | (bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency … |
| 午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take |
| 息 | xī | breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 董 | Dǒng | surname Dong |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] |
| 长 | cháng | long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 杰 | jiē | (bound form) hero; outstanding person; distinguished |
| 克 | Kè | abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia; Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God; variant of 剋|克[ke4] |
| 多尔 | Duō ěr | Dole (name); Bob Dole (1923-2021), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996 |
| 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish |
| 周二 | Zhōu èr | Tuesday |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation |
| 全球 | quán qíu | the whole world; worldwide; global |
| 用户 | yòng hù | user; consumer; subscriber; customer |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then; afterwards |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million |
| 并 | bìng | and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge; to combine; to amalgamate; short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]; variant of 並|并[bing4] |
| 且 | qiě | and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 有望 | yǒu wàng | hopeful; promising |
| 超 | chao | to exceed; to surpass; to pass; ultra- |
| 越 | Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 西周 | Xī Zhōu | Western Zhou (1027-771 BC) |
| 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 脱 | tuō | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 秀 | xìu | (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shi2 zhuang1 xiu4]); (loanword) to show off; to flaunt (as in 秀… |
| 主持人 | zhǔ chí rén | host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director |
| 查 | Zhā | surname Zha |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle… |
| 罗斯 | Luó sī | (name) Ross; Rose; Roth; Rus' (as in Kievan Rus' 基輔羅斯|基辅罗斯[Ji1 fu3 Luo2 si1]) |
| 采访 | cǎi fǎng | to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi |
| 称 | chèn | to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4] |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 人 | rén | person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 使 | shǐ | to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 尽管 | jǐn guǎn | despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating |
| 与 | yú | variant of 歟|欤[yu2] |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 约 | yāo | to weigh in a balance or on a scale |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ... |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 相 | Xiāng | surname Xiang |
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete; whole; totally; entirely |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 稳 | wén | settled; steady; stable |
| 定 | dìng | to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] |
BEIJING TIME – JANUARY 12 – AFTERNOON NEWS: On Tuesday, Twitter’s Chairman of the Board Jack Dorsey announced that Twitter’s global user base now exceeds 200,000,000, and is projected to exceed Facebook in the future.
Tuesday, during an interview with American talk show host Charlie Rose, Dorsey said that right now 200,000,000 people use Twitter, and although there’s a big gap between that number and Facebook’s 500,000,000 users, he believes Twitter’s user base will eventually exceed that of Facebook.
Dorsey also stated that Twitter’s revenue is currently stable.