新闻 (xīnwén) — news

新闻 (xīnwén)

Information about recent events reported through media channels -- and by extension, the news industry and journalism itself.

Meanings

1. [noun] news, a news item
2. [noun] the news media, journalism (as an institution)

Example Sentences

他每天早上都会浏览最新的国际新闻。 Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu huì liúlǎn zuìxīn de guójì xīnwén. He browses the latest international news every morning.

这条新闻迅速在社交媒体上引发了广泛讨论。 Zhè tiáo xīnwén xùnsù zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng yǐnfāle guǎngfàn tǎolùn. This news item quickly sparked widespread discussion on social media.

她毕业后进入了一家新闻机构担任记者。 Tā bìyè hòu jìnrùle yī jiā xīnwén jīgòu dānrèn jìzhě. After graduation she joined a news organization as a journalist.

假新闻的传播对社会信任造成了严重破坏。 Jiǎ xīnwén de chuánbō duì shèhuì xìnrèn zàochéngle yánzhòng pòhuài. The spread of fake news has seriously damaged social trust.

新闻自由被视为民主社会的重要基石之一。 Xīnwén zìyóu bèi shì wéi mínzhǔ shèhuì de zhòngyào jīshí zhī yī. Freedom of the press is regarded as one of the important cornerstones of a democratic society.

这家电视台的晚间新闻节目收视率一直居高不下。 Zhè jiā diànshìtái de wǎnjiān xīnwén jiémù shōushì lǜ yīzhí jū gāo bù xià. The evening news program of this TV station has consistently maintained high ratings.

Collocations

Usage Notes

新闻 refers both to individual news stories (一条新闻, a news item) and to the profession or institution of journalism (新闻行业, the news industry). The measure word for a news item is 条.

In digital contexts, 新闻 is now heavily associated with apps and social media feeds. The phrase 假新闻 (fake news) has entered Chinese mainstream vocabulary and parallels its usage in other languages. B2 learners should also learn 新闻发布会 (press conference) as a set phrase.

Memory Hook

新 = new. 闻 = to hear/smell. News is literally what is new that you have just heard -- the latest sounds reaching your ears from the world.