HSK · Level 90
45 words
Chinese word
社论
Pronunciation
Pinyinshè lùn
Meaning
- nouneditorial
Example
今天的社论很有说服力。jīn tiān de shè lùn hěn yǒu shuō fú lì
Today's editorial is very persuasive.
More examples
编辑部今天发表了社论，批评了政府的环保政策。biān jí bù jīn tiān fā biǎo le shè lùn pī píng le zhèng fǔ de huán bǎo zhèng cè
The editorial department published an editorial today and criticized the government's environmental protection policy.
Core concept
An article that turns a publication's stance on a major public issue into a reasoned argument.
Common phrases
发表社论fā biǎo shè lùn
publish an editorial
写社论xiě shè lùn
write an editorial
刊登社论kān dēng shè lùn
publish an editorial
Similar words
社评shè píng: A concise media article stating an outlet's position or judgment on a social issue.
评论píng lùn: A spoken or written opinion that comments on and evaluates a thing or event.
专栏zhuān lán: A regularly published, signed article presenting its writer's individual views.
论说文lùn shuō wén: A formal piece of argumentative writing that supports a claim with reasons and examples.
Definition in Chinese
由报社或刊物代表发表、针对重大公共事务提出观点并带有说理与立场倾向的正式评论文章。yóu bào shè huò kān wù dài biǎo fā biǎo zhēn duì zhòng dà gōng gòng shì wù tí chū guān diǎn bìng dài yǒu shuō lǐ yǔ lì chǎng qīng xiàng de zhèng shì píng lùn wén zhāng
Word origin
社 (shè, "organization") + 论 (lùn, "discuss") combines the publishing organization with the act of making an argument, so the article speaks with the institution's voice.
Usage tips
- A reference to one identifies an outlet's public voice, so it does not necessarily represent the private belief of every journalist there.
Opposites
- 新闻报道xīn wén bào dàonews reportnoun