新闻

新聞
xīnwén
noun HSK 3 #900

Measure Word

一条新闻 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 news

Characters

Literally 'newly heard' - things you've just heard about

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ kàn jīntiān de xīnwén le ma?
Did you watch today's news?
HSK 2
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang kàn xīnwén.
I watch the news every morning.
HSK 3
Zhè tiáo xīnwén hěn zhòngyào.
This piece of news is very important.

Tips

usage
The measure word for news is 条 (tiáo), the same one used for long, thin things like rivers and roads.
culture
新闻联播 (Xīnwén Liánbō) is China's most-watched nightly news broadcast, airing at 7 PM every day on CCTV-1 since 1978.

Stroke Order

新 xīn
闻 wén