新闻

• 拼音: xīn wén
• 汉字拆解: 新 = 亲 (close, phonetic) + 斤 (axe), originally 'to chop firewood' then 'new'; 闻 = 门 (gate) + 耳 (ear), meaning 'to hear through the gate'

含义

News; a news report. Information about recent events.

The standard word for news in all contexts — television, radio, newspapers, and online media. Common collocations include 看新闻 (to watch the news), 新闻报道 (news report), and 新闻联播 (the main CCTV evening news programme). Can refer to both a single news item and news in general.

例句

1. 你今天看新闻了吗？
2. 这条新闻是真的吗？
3. 我每天早上都听新闻。

用法指南

语境: media, daily life, information

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你看了今天的新闻吗？(Did you watch today's news?)
• 这个新闻说明天会下雨。(This news report says it will rain tomorrow.)

错误说法

• 用新闻指旧消息 (Don't use 新闻 for old or outdated information — 新闻 implies something recent; use 消息 for general information regardless of age)

起源与历史

新 (xīn, new) + 闻 (wén, to hear). Literally 'newly heard' — things one has just heard about, i.e. news.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal