HSK · Level 33
135 words
Chinese word
记者
Pronunciation
Pinyinjì zhě
Meaning
- nounreporter
Example
她是一个记者。tā shì yí gè jì zhě
She is a reporter.
More examples
记者在现场报道新闻。jì zhě zài xiàn chǎng bào dào xīn wén
The reporter is reporting the news at the scene.
Core concept
A person who gathers firsthand information, checks it, and turns it into public news.
Common phrases
当记者dāng jì zhě
become a reporter
新闻记者xīn wén jì zhě
news reporter
记者报道jì zhě bào dào
report news
Similar words
通讯员tōng xùn yuán: A person who collects news for a group or community and passes it to news organizations.
报道员bào dào yuán: A person who reports events from the scene and supplies material to a media outlet.
编辑biān jí: A person who prepares articles or books for publication by arranging their content.
评论员píng lùn yuán: A person who discusses news or events by offering views and explanations.
Definition in Chinese
在报纸、广播、电视和网络等媒体上，负责采访、核实事实并撰写新闻报道，向公众发布信息的职业人员。zài bào zhǐ guǎng bō diàn shì hé wǎng luò děng méi tǐ shàng fù zé cái fǎng hé shí shì shí bìng zhuàn xiě xīn wén bào dào xiàng gōng zhòng fā bù xìn xī de zhí yè rén yuán
Word origin
记者 (jìzhě, "reporter") is built from 记 (jì, "record") + 者 (zhě, "person"), presenting the occupation as a person who records and reports facts.
Usage tips
- Unlike English, this Chinese noun normally has no plural ending, so context or a number word shows whether one person or several people are meant.
Other meanings
- newspaper reporternoun
- journalistnoun
Related words
- 记者证jì zhě zhèngreporter's press cardnoun
- 记者招待会jì zhě zhāo dài huìpress conferencenoun
- 通讯记者tōng xùn jì zhěcorrespondentnoun