Chinese word

杂志

Pronunciation

Pinyinzá zhì

Meaning

  • nounmagazine

Example

我在书店买了一本杂志。wǒ zài shū diàn mǎi le yì běn zá zhì

I bought a magazine at the bookstore.

Illustration for 杂志 (magazine)

More examples

我周末在家里读完了这本杂志。wǒ zhōu mò zài jiā lǐ dú wán le zhè běn zá zhì

I finished reading this magazine at home over the weekend.

Core concept

A recurring package of varied content released in separate issues for readers with shared interests.

Common phrases

  • 这本杂志zhè běn zá zhì

    this magazine

  • 读杂志dú zá zhì

    read a magazine

Similar words

报纸bào zhǐ: A publication issued daily or regularly with news and other information.
期刊qī kān: A periodical that regularly publishes research papers and articles in a specialized field.
书shū: A bound volume that brings together a story or information.

Definition in Chinese

定期出版的刊物，通常以纸质或电子形式出现，内含多篇围绕某一主题或多样话题的文章、图片与广告，面向特定读者群。dìng qī chū bǎn de kān wù tōng cháng yǐ zhǐ zhì huò diàn zi xíng shì chū xiàn nèi hán duō piān wéi rào mǒu yì zhǔ tí huò duō yàng huà tí de wén zhāng tú piàn yǔ guǎng gào miàn xiàng tè dìng dú zhě qún

Word origin

杂 (zá, "mixed") + 志 (zhì, "record") combine to suggest a record bringing varied material together, and the word later became established for a periodical.

Usage tips

  • 本 (běn, "volume") is the standard measure word for one printed copy, a pattern shared with books and many other bound publications.

Related words

  • 电子杂志diàn zi zá zhìelectronic magazinenoun
  • 杂志社zá zhì shèmagazine publishernoun

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