媒体

媒體

méitǐ

noun HSK 3 #1,913

Measure Word

一家媒体 jiā

Meanings

1 media
2 (news) media; mass media

Characters

medium; intermediary; matchmaker

body; form; entity

媒 (intermediary) + 体 (body/entity) = a medium that conveys information

Examples

媒体报道了这件事。

Méitǐ bàodào le zhè jiàn shì.

The media reported on this matter.

社交媒体很受欢迎。

Shèjiāo méitǐ hěn shòu huānyíng.

Social media is very popular.

他在媒体行业工作。

Tā zài méitǐ hángyè gōngzuò.

He works in the media industry.

Tips

usage

Common compounds: 社交媒体 (social media), 新媒体 (new media), 自媒体 (self-media, i.e., independent content creators).

Stroke Order

媒 méi

体 tǐ