Chinese word

头条

Pronunciation

Pinyintóu tiáo

Meaning

  • nounheadline

Example

今天的头条是什么？jīn tiān de tóu tiáo shì shén me

What's today's headline?

Illustration for 头条 (headline)

More examples

这条消息短时间内就登上了头条。zhè tiáo xiāo xī duǎn shí jiān nèi jiù dēng shàng le tóu tiáo

This news quickly made the headlines.

Core concept

The report a news outlet puts forward as its leading item.

Common phrases

  • 登上头条dēng shàng tou tiáo

    make the headlines

  • 占据头条zhàn jù tóu tiáo

    be the top story

  • 抢占头条qiǎng zhàn tóu tiáo

    grab the headlines

Similar words

头版tóu bǎn: The first page of a newspaper or magazine, carrying its most important articles.
要闻yào wén: News or events considered especially important in society or the world.
标题biāo tí: A title or heading that briefly shows what an article or document is about.
新闻xīn wén: Information about events that is reported to the public.

Definition in Chinese

最重要或最显著的新闻条目，通常指报纸或网站首页上占据突出位置的一条报道。zuì zhòng yào huò zuì xiǎn zhù de xīn wén tiáo mù tōng cháng zhǐ bào zhǐ huò wǎng zhàn shǒu yè shàng zhàn jù tū chū wèi zhì de yì tiáo bào dào

Word origin

The compound combines 头 (tóu, "top") with 条 (tiáo, "item") to present one report as the top item among the day's news.

Usage tips

  • A report may receive this label because it has the most visible position, even when it is not the newest event or the only important event of the day.

Other meanings

  • front-page storynoun
  • featured storynoun

Opposites

  • 次要新闻cì yào xīn wénsecondary newsnoun

Related words

  • 头条新闻tóu tiáo xīn wénheadline newsnoun
  • 头版头条tóu bǎn tóu tiáofront-page headlinenoun

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