You will certainly think of short-video apps like TikTok(抖音) and Kuaishou if someone asks you which social apps Chinese young people use a lot now. Most of them think it is fun to share short videos about their lives, while others have different ideas.
A 12-year-old girl named Elsa has up to 2.7 million fans on TikTok. The girl started to share videos about her dancing last July. "I feel really happy to share my daily life with other people by short videos. I'm glad they like them," said Elsa.
As some videos are about latest news, a group of users get information from them. To some other users, they have a diferent purpose. "Because I don't like waiting for a program to end, I can't spend many hours watching a long video. I'd like to watch short videos of wonderful parts in a concert or a TV play." said Wang Zhihao.
However, some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos. "Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos, and many are almost the same. So I think it is a waste of time. Besides, I really don't like the videos which show strange even dangerous things." said Wen Nan, anther college student.
如果有人问你中国年轻人现在经常使用哪些社交应用，你肯定会想到像抖音、快手这样的短视频应用。他们中的大多数人认为分享自己生活的短视频很有趣，而其他人则有不同的想法。
一个名叫艾尔莎的12岁女孩在抖音上拥有多达270万粉丝。这个女孩开始于分享她去年七月跳舞的视频。艾尔莎说：“我很高兴能通过短视频与其他人分享我的日常生活。我很开心他们喜欢这些。”
由于一些视频是关于最新新闻的，所以一群用户会从中获取信息。对于其他一些用户，他们有不同的目的。王志浩说：“因为我不喜欢等节目结束，所以我不能花很多时间看长视频。我想看演唱会或电视剧中精彩片段的短视频。”。
然而，一些中国年轻人对短视频感到厌烦。“消磨时间是我看短视频的主要原因，很多都差不多。所以我觉得这是浪费时间。此外，我真的不喜欢那些展示奇怪甚至危险事情的视频。”另一名大学生温楠说。
