How to say “media” in Chinese
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“Media” in Chinese is 媒体, méi tǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
媒体 is read méi tǐ: 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, 女 “woman”: the first meaning is matchmaker. 媒体 — the “go-between”, i.e. the media.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 本 “basis”.
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 “媒体”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 媒体. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 很多媒体都报道了这件事。hěnduōméitǐdōubàodàolezhèjiànshìMany media outlets reported on this.
- 据媒体报道，比赛将在下个月举行。jùméitǐbàodào,bǐsàijiāngzàixiàgeyuèjǔxíngAccording to the media, the competition will take place next month.
- 据当地媒体报道比赛已经结束了jùdāngdìméitǐbàodào,bǐsàiyǐjīngjiéshùleAccording to local media, the competition is already over.
- 这件事成了媒体关注的焦点zhèjiànshìchéngleméitǐguānzhùdejiāodiǎnThis event became the focus of media attention.
- 如今年轻人很少看报刊，主要通过新媒体了解新闻。rújīnniánqīngrénhěnshǎokànbàokān,zhǔyàotōngguòxīnméitǐliǎojiěxīnwénYoung people today rarely read newspapers and magazines — they mostly get their news from new media.
More words from the lesson “News and the media”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “media” in Chinese?
“Media” in Chinese is 媒体, pinyin méitǐ.
What does 媒体 mean?
媒体 (méitǐ) means “media”.
How do you write 媒体?
媒体 is 2 characters: 媒 (méi) — go-between; matchmaker; 体 (tǐ) — body. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 媒体?
媒体 is read méitǐ. Tones: méi — second tone, tǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“media” in the lesson “News and the media”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. 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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