专栏 zhuānlán special column
How to remember 专栏: 专 concentrated + 栏 fence = special column.
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How it is used
- A regular column in a newspaper, magazine, or website - 他在报上开了个专栏 (tā zài bào shàng kāi le ge zhuānlán) he runs a column in the paper.
- Media term; a 专栏作家 (zhuānlán zuòjiā) is a columnist.
- The 栏 is a 'column/section' of a publication, so 专栏 is a dedicated recurring section by one writer or on one theme.