路透社

Lùtòushè
proper noun #49,609

Meanings

  1. 1 Reuters, the international news agency based in London

Examples

HSK 4
Lùtòushè de jìzhě zuìxiān fāchū le zhè tiáo xiāoxi.
Reuters' reporters were the first to send out this news.
HSK 6
Lùtòushè shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de tōngxùnshè zhīyī.
Reuters is one of the world's biggest news agencies.

Tips

history
Named after its founder, Paul Julius Reuter (路透), who in 1850 sent stock prices by carrier pigeon across a gap in the telegraph line, then set up the agency in London in 1851.
usage
Reports cite it as 据路透社报道 'according to Reuters', often shortened to 路透. It forms the big three wire services with 美联社 (AP) and 法新社 (AFP).

Stroke Order

路 lù
透 tòu
社 shè