新闻学

新聞學

xīnwénxué

noun #35,992

Meanings

1 journalism (as an academic discipline)
2 the study of news media

Characters

Examples

她在大学主修新闻学。

Tā zài dàxué zhǔxiū xīnwénxué.

She majors in journalism at university.

新闻学包括新闻采访、写作和编辑等课程。

Xīnwénxué bāokuò xīnwén cǎifǎng, xiězuò hé biānjí děng kèchéng.

Journalism includes courses such as reporting, writing, and editing.

Tips

usage

The 学 (xué, 'study/-ology') suffix turns nouns into academic disciplines: 经济学 (jīngjìxué, 'economics'), 心理学 (xīnlǐxué, 'psychology'), 哲学 (zhéxué, 'philosophy'). Compare 新闻学 ('journalism studies') with 新闻业 (xīnwényè, 'the journalism industry') and 新闻 (xīnwén, 'news').

Stroke Order

新 xīn

闻 wén

学 xué