社论 (shèlùn): editorial (in a newspaper)

Measure Word

一篇社论 piān

社 here refers to the newspaper agency (报社), and 论 means discussion/essay — an essay by the editorial board.

Jīntiān de bàozhǐ shàng yǒu yī piān zhòngyào de shèlùn.

There is an important editorial in today's newspaper.

Zhè piān shèlùn tǎolùn le huánjìng bǎohù wèntí.

This editorial discusses environmental protection issues.

usage

社论 specifically refers to opinion pieces written by or on behalf of a newspaper's editorial board, not opinion columns by individual writers.

社 shè

论 lùn