上头条

上頭條
shàngtóutiáo
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to make headlines
  2. 2 to be top news

Examples

Tā de hūnxùn jīntiān shàng tóutiáo le.
His marriage announcement made the headlines today.
Zhōu Jiélún zhǐyào fā dòngtài, jīhū dōu shàng tóutiáo.
Whenever Jay Chou posts an update, it almost always becomes top news.

Tips

culture
头条 originally meant the lead story in a newspaper. Now usually refers to the top spot on Weibo's hot search (热搜) or the lead slot on the Toutiao news app (今日头条). Big celebrity scandals are often described as 上头条 'pushed onto the headlines.'

Stroke Order

shàng
tóu
tiáo