News & media in Chinese: conversation questions
A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about news & media in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你每天看新闻吗？Do you watch the news every day?
- 你看报纸吗？Do you read newspapers?
- 你听广播吗？Do you listen to the radio?
- 你一般在网上看新闻吗？Do you usually read the news online?
- 你什么时候看新闻？When do you usually catch up on the news?
- 你喜欢看什么样的新闻？What kind of news do you like?
- 你怎么知道一个消息是不是谣言？How do you tell if a story is just a rumour?
- 你想当记者吗？为什么？Would you like to be a journalist? Why?
Learn the words first
The News & media word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.