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新闻稿 (xīn wén gǎo) — press release; news release

Definition

A formal written statement issued to the media by an organization. Collocates with verbs like 发布, 撰写, and 散发.

noun
press releasenews release
Measure word · 篇

Examples

  • 新闻稿。
    Gōng sī jīn tiān fā bù le jì dù yè jì de xīn wén gǎo.
    The company issued a press release today about quarterly earnings.
  • 新闻稿。
    Zhè piān xīn wén gǎo xiáng xì jiè shào le xīn de huán bǎo zhèng cè.
    This press release provides a detailed introduction to the new environmental policy.
  • 新闻稿。
    Jì zhě gēn jù xīn wén gǎo xiě le yì piān bào dào.
    The journalist wrote a report based on the press release.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

新闻news
新xīnnew闻wénheard
偏正Modifier + head
稿gǎodraft/manuscript

新闻 means news, from 新 (new) and 闻 (heard), and 稿 means draft or manuscript, so the word is a draft of news.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn新xīn
Same sound today

The shape originally paired 斤, for chopping wood, with 辛 for sound. It was borrowed for its sound to write 新, so the chopping-wood parts are unrelated to 'new'.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聞; 闻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
門
門mén聞wén
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 聞, 門 supplies the sound and 耳 is an ear; this explanation is about 聞, not the simplified 闻.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo稿
Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

Open 稿 →
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