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新闻

xīn wén · xin wen

Traditional 新聞

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 条 tiáo, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. news
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Did you see the news?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)早上(zǎoshang)看(kàn)新闻(xīnwén)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you see the news this morning?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，发生(fāshēng)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    No. What happened?

  3. Liangliang

    新闻(xīnwén)说(shuō)动物园(dòngwùyuán)里(lǐ)出生(chūshēng)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)熊猫(xióngmāo)！

    The news said a panda was born at the zoo!

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)！好(hǎo)新闻(xīnwén)！我们(wǒmen)去(qù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)！

    Wow! Good news! Let's go and see it.

  5. Liangliang

    新闻(xīnwén)还(hái)说(shuō)，它(tā)每天(měitiān)睡(shuì)二十(èrshí)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)，你(nǐ)可能(kěnéng)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)它(tā)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    The news also says it sleeps twenty hours a day. You might only see it sleeping!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)今(jīn)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)在(zài)电(diàn)视(shì)上(shang)看(kàn)到(dào)新(xīn)闻(wén)了(le)。

I saw the news on TV this morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by atitarev · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)他(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)那(nà)个(ge)新(xīn)闻(wén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，他(tā)感(gǎn)动(dòng)得(de)哭(kū)了(le)。

He was moved to tears when he heard the news.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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新
xīn

new; newly

闻
wén

to hear; news

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