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舆论 (yú lùn) — public opinion

Definition

舆论 refers to public opinion as a collective, social phenomenon (often shaped by media). 民意 is more the 'will of the people' in political or survey contexts; 呼声 is a specific call or demand from a group.

noun
public opinion

Examples

  • 舆论。
    Zhèng fǔ yīng gāi zhòng shì yú lùn de dǎo xiàng.
    The government should pay attention to the direction of public opinion.
  • 舆论。
    Zhè piān bào dào yǐng xiǎng le guó jì yú lùn.
    This report influenced international public opinion.
  • ，舆论。
    Zài wǎng luò shàng, yú lùn kě yǐ chuán bō dé hěn kuài.
    On the internet, public opinion can spread very quickly.

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.

舆yúpublic
论lùnopinion

舆 means “public” and 论 means “opinion,” so it refers to what people publicly say.

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 輿; 舆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
舁
舁yú輿yú
Same sound today

The traditional form 輿 has 車, 'carriage', for the carriage sense, and 舁 for the sound.

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 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún論lùn
Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Society & Public Life

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