Zhihu (ZH) 25 May 222022 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Zhihu Inc.

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Ms. Jingjing Du, Head of Investor Relations. ma'am. ahead, go Please

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