主播

zhǔbō

noun

Measure Word

一位主播 wèi

Meanings

1 news anchor
2 program host
3 livestreamer (internet)

Characters

Examples

央视的新闻主播很有名。

Yāngshì de xīnwén zhǔbō hěn yǒumíng.

CCTV's news anchors are very well known.

她是一个带货主播，一晚上能卖几百万。

Tā shì yīgè dàihuò zhǔbō, yī wǎnshàng néng mài jǐ bǎi wàn.

She's a livestream sales host and can sell millions in a single night.

这个主播粉丝超过一千万。

Zhège zhǔbō fěnsī chāoguò yīqiān wàn.

This streamer has over ten million fans.

Tips

usage

Originally 'news anchor' (like 新闻主播). Since 2016-2017 the livestream-ecommerce boom made 主播 also mean an online livestreamer — the context is usually obvious. Specialized compounds: 带货主播 (sales streamer), 游戏主播 (gaming streamer).

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

播 bō