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.

HSK 2

今天的报纸上有一篇重要的社论。

Jīntiān de bàozhǐ shàng yǒu yī piān zhòngyào de shèlùn.

There is an important editorial in today's newspaper.

HSK 3

这篇社论讨论了环境保护问题。

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