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栏目 (lán mù) — column (in a newspaper or magazine); segment (in a TV or radio program)

Definition

栏目 refers to a regular column or segment in media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio). 专栏 is specifically a writer's named recurring column in print, while 栏目 is broader and includes broadcast segments.

noun
column (in a newspaper or magazine)segment (in a TV or radio program)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 栏目。
    Wǒ měi zhōu dōu kàn zhè ge bào zhǐ de lán mù.
    I read this newspaper's column every week.
  • 栏目。
    Zhè ge diàn shì lán mù jiè shào le hěn duō měi shí.
    This TV segment introduced a lot of delicious food.
  • 栏目？
    Nǐ zuì xǐ huan nǎ ge guǎng bō lán mù?
    Which radio program do you like best?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

栏láncolumn
目mùitem

“栏” and “目” both point to a listed section or category, together naming a regular column or segment.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 欄; 栏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
闌
闌lán欄lán
Same sound today

In the traditional form 欄, 木 (wood) shows the meaning and 闌 supplies the sound; the simplified 栏 is a later shorthand.

Open 栏 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

目 began as a drawing of a human eye, turned sideways.

Open 目 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Media & News

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