Chinese word

新闻

Pronunciation

Pinyinxīn wén

Meaning

  • nounnews

Example

你看了今天的新闻吗？nǐ kàn le jīn tiān de xīn wén ma

Did you see today's news?

Illustration for 新闻 (news)

More examples

我每天早上读新闻。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dú xīn wén

I read the news every morning.

Core concept

Public information about recent events, shaped into reports for people to read, hear, or watch.

Common phrases

  • 看新闻kàn xīn wén

    watch the news

  • 读新闻dú xīn wén

    read the news

Similar words

消息xiāo xī: A particular piece of news about an event shared by people or those involved.
信息xìn xī: Facts, data, or other content that is passed on as general information.
报道bào dào: An article or broadcast produced by news media to describe an event.
报纸bào zhǐ: A physical newspaper printed and given or sold to readers.

Definition in Chinese

关于当前发生的事件或新近事实的报道性信息，通常通过报纸、电视、广播或网络向公众发布。guān yú dāng qián fā shēng de shì jiàn huò xīn jìn shì shí de bào dào xìng xìn xī tōng cháng tōng guò bào zhǐ diàn shì guǎng bō huò wǎng luò xiàng gōng zhòng fā bù

Word origin

新闻 (xīnwén, "news") combines 新 (xīn, "new") + 闻 (wén, "hear or learn of"), linking fresh information with something made known.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can treat 新闻 (xīnwén, "news") as a whole stream of information, but a measure word such as 一条 (yī tiáo, "one piece") identifies one report.

Other meanings

  • reportnoun
  • articlenoun

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