号外

號外

hàowài

noun #21,719

Measure Word

一份号外 fèn

Meanings

1 newspaper extra
2 special edition
3 news flash

Characters

issue / number / call

outside / beyond / extra

Examples

报社为了这一重大新闻紧急发布了号外。

Bàoshè wèile zhè yī zhòngdà xīnwén jǐnjí fābù le hàowài.

The newspaper office rushed out a special edition for this major piece of news.

号外！号外！总统宣布停火！

Hàowài! Hàowài! Zǒngtǒng xuānbù tínghuǒ!

Extra! Extra! The president announces a ceasefire!

Tips

memory

号 = issue/number; 外 = outside/beyond. A 号外 is literally 'beyond the regular issue' — an emergency bulletin printed outside the normal publication schedule.

Stroke Order

号 hào

外 wài