News & Media in Chinese 新闻
xīnwén
News in Chinese is 新闻 (xīn wén).
Also searched for as: news, newspaper, journalist.
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The word for news in Chinese is 新闻 (xīn wén), and it's the starting point for talking about anything from the evening bulletin to a story spreading online. This vocabulary covers the people and places behind the news, like 记者 (jì zhě), a journalist, and 电视台 (diàn shì tái), a TV station, as well as words for judging what's reliable, such as 真相 (zhēn xiàng), the truth, and 谣言 (yáo yán), a rumour.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 记者 | jì zhě | journalist |
| 电视台 | diàn shì tái | TV station |
| 广播 | guǎng bō | broadcast; radio |
| 报道 | bào dào | to report |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news; message |
| 标题 | biāo tí | headline |
| 采访 | cǎi fǎng | to interview |
| 媒体 | méi tǐ | media |
| 头条 | tóu tiáo | headline story |
| 发布会 | fā bù huì | press conference |
| 网络 | wǎng luò | internet |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth |
| 谣言 | yáo yán | rumour |
Usage tips
- The measure word for a news story is 条 (tiáo): 一条新闻 (yī tiáo xīn wén), a piece of news. When a story makes the front page, it 上头条 (shàng tóu tiáo).
- 看 covers watching and reading, so 看新闻 (kàn xīn wén) works for TV and online news alike and 看报纸 (kàn bào zhǐ) is reading the paper; for radio, say 听广播 (tīng guǎng bō).
- For stories trending online, people say a topic 上热搜了 (shàng rè sōu le), it's made the trending searches list.
Common mistakes
- Saying 我有一个好新闻 for "I've got good news" → personal news is 消息 (xiāo xi): 我有一个好消息 (wǒ yǒu yī ge hǎo xiāo xi); 新闻 is news in the media.
- Mixing up 报道 (bào dào), a news report or to report on, with 报告 (bào gào), a formal report or presentation, such as a work report → a journalist writes a 报道, a student gives a 报告.
Mini dialogue
- A你看今天的新闻了吗？Nǐ kàn jīn tiān de xīn wén le ma?Have you seen today's news?
- B还没有，有什么大新闻？Hái méi yǒu, yǒu shén me dà xīn wén?Not yet, is there any big news?
- A网上都在说那场大雪，很多媒体都报道了。Wǎng shang dōu zài shuō nà chǎng dà xuě, hěn duō méi tǐ dōu bào dào le.Everyone online is talking about the heavy snow; loads of media outlets have reported on it.
- B我也看到了一些消息，不过不知道是不是谣言。Wǒ yě kàn dào le yī xiē xiāo xi, bù guò bù zhī dào shì bu shì yáo yán.I saw some posts too, but I don't know if they were just rumours.
- A还是看电视台的报道吧，比较可靠。Hái shi kàn diàn shì tái de bào dào ba, bǐ jiào kě kào.Better to watch the TV station's report; it's more reliable.
Example sentences
- 爸爸每天晚上看新闻。Dad watches the news every evening.
- 爷爷每天早上看报纸。Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.
- 她是一名体育记者。She's a sports journalist.
- 他在电视台工作。He works at a TV station.
- 我开车的时候喜欢听广播。I like listening to the radio when I drive.
- 报纸报道了这场大雪。The newspaper reported on the heavy snow.
- 我有一个好消息告诉你！I've got some good news for you!
- 这篇文章的标题很有意思。This article has a very interesting headline.
- 记者采访了几位老师。The journalist interviewed several teachers.
- 很多媒体都来了。Lots of media outlets turned up.
- 这条新闻上了今天的头条。This story made today's headlines.
- 新手机的发布会在明天下午。The launch event for the new phone is tomorrow afternoon.
- 现在很多人在网络上看新闻。Nowadays many people read the news online.
- 我们要了解事情的真相。We need to find out the truth about what happened.
- 不要相信网上的谣言。Don't believe rumours online.
Practise speaking
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