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独家 (dú jiā) — exclusive (right, news story, or content available to only one party)

Definition

Means 'exclusive' — used as a modifier before nouns like 报道, 采访, or 版权 to signal only one party has access. 通讯 refers to the news/communications field as a whole, not exclusive access to a single story.

noun
exclusive (right, news story, or content available to only one party)

Examples

  • 独家。
    Zhè jiā méi tǐ ná dào le zhè cì bǐ sài de dú jiā zhuǎn bō quán.
    This media outlet got the exclusive broadcasting rights for this competition.
  • 独家。
    Zhè piān dú jiā bào dào bèi duō jiā wǎng zhàn zhuǎn zǎi.
    This exclusive report was reposted by many websites.
  • 独家。
    Tā men gōng sī yōng yǒu gāi chǎn pǐn de dú jiā xiāo shòu quán.
    Their company owns the exclusive distribution rights for this product.

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.

独dúonly
家jiāfamily

独 'only' and 家 'family' combine to mean one family, hence exclusive.

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 獨; 独 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ獨dú
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 獨 pairs 犬 (dog) with 蜀, which gives the sound; the simplified 独 is a shorthand.

Open 独 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Media & News

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