News & media in Chinese 新闻
xīnwén
What's happening now? 15 essential news & media words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| 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 |
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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