现今在社交媒体上跟人聊天，发表情包或者斗图就跟一日三餐一样常见。想必大家也都清楚，一个表情在不同的年龄群体中可能代表着截然不同的含义，甚至完全相反，其中最具代表性的莫过于以下这两个了：
说多了都是泪啊，你说跟爸妈连“呵呵”都解释不清楚，这两个表情又怎敢奢求呢？
虽然网上充斥着各种流行表情包，但它们很少流向国外。在所有表情中，唯有emoji大法屹立不倒，风靡世界各地。emoji表情的含义在国内还是相对固定的，没有太多歧义，但是这些emoji在全世界的含义都是一样的吗？
下面就让我们跟随一位澳大利亚小哥哥“康康” （Korey）的脚步，一起来探寻一下这些emoji表情的含义在中澳之间有什么不同吧~
Korey 康康
How many times do you use an emoji during the day? Once? Twice? Ten times? Probably a whole lot more than that. They are an integral part of communication online. Without them how would we know if someone was happy or sad, laughing or crying, angry or joking? We wouldn't, but emojis help us to fill that gap so that we do, that is, if an emoji means the same thing to me as it does to you.
Have you ever had an awkward encounter where you thought an emoji meant one thing, but wwww.58yuanyou.comhen someone received the message they thought it meant something else? It's a whole new challenge in the online world, and one that can't be avoided, emojis can change meanings depending on which country you're in, where you grew up, who your friends are or any other number of reasons. So while they can make communicating just that little bit easier they also open up a whole new list of possibilities for awkwwww.58yuanyou.comardness and miscommunication.
Below are the top 6 原由网emojis used throughout the world, but as it turns out they're not used the same way everywhere. We asked our friends from China and Australia what each emoji means to them, and the results were a littlesurprising.
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What's your first thought when you see this in a chat? Are you happy to see it? Sad? A bit of both? Or on the other side, why do you send it? Is it to comfort? To have a laugh?
Our friends in China told us their thoughts, and while they were similar, there were some clear differences.
In China this is used to tell someone that what has happened is funny, but also unfortunate and there is nothing that can be done about it. Sometimes they send this emoji when they feel awkward.
Whereas in Australia it is purely just that something is the funniest thing in the world, whether it is funny in a good, bad or sarcastic way.
小U仔细想了一想，澳大利亚小哥哥说的也没错，平时遇到真正特别搞笑的事情，其实也一般不会用这个表情的。当然还是要提醒大家一句，这个表情的本意是——破涕为笑。
中国 澳大利亚
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This one is a little more versatile and I think most people understand its meaning. It is a universal emoji, one that lets someone know you care about them. Everyone here agreed on that.
But the intensity of the emoji can change depending on who you are messaging, if you send ❤️ to a friend it shows that //www.58yuanyou.comyou care about them, if it is to your partner it shows that you love them.
Some people will only use it with their partners, others are happy to use it with friends and colleagues.
这个爱心的含义在两国之间的差距似乎并不大，不过这也很正常，唯一的区别就在程度和适用对象上，你会对朋友、家人还是爱人用这个表情？
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In China this emoji is used when you see someone you admire like an idol or your crush.You may use it to tell your friends what you think of this person.
In Australia it can mean the same thing if talking about a person, but it can also be used for other things, like clothes, food and ideas.
If something is an excellent idea you might respond with this emoji to show that you really like it.
If someone suggests having pasta for dinner and pasta is your favourite meal in the whole world, you would send them this emoji.
要是硬说区别的话，这个爱心眼的表情确实对人用的多一些，可以表达对某人的爱慕之情。不过在澳大利亚，人们也用它来表达对事物的喜爱。（小U表示见到鸡腿时，也喜欢发这个表情！）
中国 澳大利亚
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This one can get you into trouble. You have to be careful who you use it with and what you're saying when you use it.
Our friends here have told us that when this is used in China it means you are flirting, which can be awkward for foreigners who are messaging Chinese peop//www.58yuanyou.comle online because this isn't always the case in the rest of the world.
In Australia it can be used to flirt, but it can also be a casual way to say thank you to close friends and family. This difference created an 'uncomfortable' encounter between me and a Chinese friend. I was trying to say a quick thank you for picking up my books, but my friend thought I was making a move and then tried to gently explain that they weren't interested in me, AWKWARD
