报章 (bào zhāng) — newspapers (collectively); the press

Definition

Refers to newspapers collectively — the press as an institution, often paired with 杂志 ('magazines'). A formal/literary alternative to 报纸.

noun
newspapers (collectively)the press

Examples

  • 报章。
    Tā de wén zhāng jīng cháng zài bào zhāng shàng fā biǎo.
    His articles are often published in newspapers.
  • 报章。
    bào zhāng Zá zhì shì liǎo jiě shè huì de zhòng yào chuāng kǒu.
    Newspapers and magazines are important windows for understanding society.
  • 。
    Zhè yí shì jiàn yǐn qǐ le gè dà bào zhāng de guǎng fàn bào dào.
    This incident attracted extensive coverage from major newspapers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

报bàonewspaper
章zhāngarticle

报 for newspaper and 章 for article combine to refer to printed press.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

Open 章 →

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