花边新闻

花邊新聞
huābiānxīnwén
noun #34,102

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 tabloid news
  2. 2 celebrity gossip
  3. 3 sensational news
  4. 4 soft news

Examples

Tā bù xǐhuān kàn huābiān xīnwén.
He doesn't like reading tabloid news.
Zhè wèi míngxīng yòu shàngle huābiān xīnwén.
This celebrity is in the gossip news again.

Tips

usage
Literally 'lace/decorative-border news' — the term comes from old newspapers where lighter human-interest stories were boxed off with decorative borders (花边) on the side of serious reporting. Today it covers celebrity scandals, dating rumors, and lifestyle filler.

Stroke Order

huā
biān
xīn
wén