How to say “journalist” in Chinese
journalist
“Journalist” in Chinese is 记者, jì zhě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
记者 is read jì zhě: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
It is usually the suffix “one who…”; in 或者 it is just the second syllable.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “记者”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 记者. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 将来我想当记者jiāngláiwǒxiǎngdāngjìzhěIn the future I want to become a journalist.
- 毕业之后他当了记者bìyèzhīhòu,tādānglejìzhěAfter graduating he became a journalist.
- 记者在现场进行报道jìzhězàixiànchǎngjìnxíngbàodàoThe journalist is reporting from the scene.
- 他一一回答了记者的问题tāyīyīhuídálejìzhědewèntíHe answered the reporters’ questions one by one.
- 他一直在躲避记者。tāyìzhízàiduǒbìjìzhěHe's always dodging reporters.
- 记者已经抵达灾区jìzhěyǐjīngdǐdázāiqūReporters have already arrived in the disaster area.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “journalist” in Chinese?
“Journalist” in Chinese is 记者, pinyin jìzhě.
What does 记者 mean?
记者 (jìzhě) means “journalist”.
How do you write 记者?
记者 is 2 characters: 记 (jì) — remember, note down; 者 (zhě) — one who; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 记者?
记者 is read jìzhě. Tones: jì — fourth tone, zhě — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“journalist” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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