How to say “new media” in Chinese

新媒体
xīnméitǐ

new media

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Stage, screen, airwaves”

“New media” in Chinese is 新媒体, xīn méi tǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

新媒体 is read xīn méi tǐ: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
méi — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
tǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

新
xīn — new
媒
méi — go-between; matchmaker

On the left, 女 “woman”: the first meaning is matchmaker. 媒体 — the “go-between”, i.e. the media.

体
tǐ — body

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 “新媒体”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 新媒体. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “new media” in Chinese?

“New media” in Chinese is 新媒体, pinyin xīnméitǐ.

What does 新媒体 mean?

新媒体 (xīnméitǐ) means “new media”.

How do you write 新媒体?

新媒体 is 3 characters: 新 (xīn) — new; 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 新媒体?

新媒体 is read xīnméitǐ. Tones: xīn — first tone, méi — second tone, tǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“new media” in the lesson “What people are talking about”

This word is from the topic “Stage, screen, airwaves” of HSK 6. 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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