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新闻

新聞
xīnwén
noun HSK 2 #900

Measure Word

一条新闻 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 news

Characters

新
xīn
new
闻
wén
to hear
Literally 'newly heard' — things you've just heard about

Examples

你看今天的新闻了吗？
Nǐ kàn jīntiān de xīnwén le ma?
Did you watch today's news?
这条新闻很重要。
Zhè tiáo xīnwén hěn zhòngyào.
This piece of news is very important.
我每天早上看新闻。
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang kàn xīnwén.
I watch the news every morning.

Tips

usage
The measure word for news is 条 (tiáo), the same one used for long, thin things like rivers and roads.
culture
新闻联播 (Xīnwén Liánbō) is China's most-watched nightly news broadcast, airing at 7 PM every day on CCTV-1 since 1978.

Stroke Order

新 xīn
闻 wén