新闻 xīnwén news
怎么记住“新闻”: 新 new + 闻 hear = news.
汉字
用法
- News / news reports - 看新闻 (kàn xīnwén) watch/read the news, 新闻报道 (xīnwén bàodào) a news report.
- Trap: 闻 here means "news/what is heard," not its common verb meaning "to smell." 新闻 = literally "new things heard."
- 新闻 is journalistic news; "news" as in personal updates/word is 消息 (xiāoxi) - 有他的消息吗 (yǒu tā de xiāoxi ma) any news from him?
例句
- 他是新闻记者。 Tā shì xīnwén jìzhě.He's a news reporter.
- 他在报道新闻。 Tā zài bàodào xīnwén.He's reporting the news.
- 你听到新闻了吗？ Nǐ tīngdào xīnwén le ma?Did you hear the news?