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媒体 meaning in English

méitǐ

media, esp. news media

HSK 3nounTraditional 媒體19 strokes

Meaning of 媒体

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

méitǐ
  1. media, esp. news media

How to use 媒体

媒体 (méitǐ) is a common noun for the media, especially news outlets like TV, newspapers and websites. It often appears in phrases like 新闻媒体 (xīnwén méitǐ, news media) and 社交媒体 (shèjiāo méitǐ, social media). Example: 这件事引起了媒体的关注。(Zhè jiàn shì yǐnqǐ le méitǐ de guānzhù.) This matter attracted media attention.

媒 (méi) means a go-between, like a matchmaker, and 体 (tǐ) means body or form. The media is the body that goes between events and the public, connecting them like a matchmaker connects two people.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 煤 (méi, coal) instead of 媒, because they look alike and sound the same. Remember that 媒 has the woman radical 女 because it originally relates to matchmaking, while 煤 has the fire radical 火.

媒体 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

媒méi体tǐ近jìn几jǐ个gè月yuè只zhǐ讨tǎo论lùn一yī件jiàn事shì：经jīng济jì危wēi机jī。
The media has only discussed one thing in the last few months; the economic crisis.
媒méi体tǐ抹mǒ黑hēi了le他tā的de名míng誉yù。
The media stuck a shiv into his reputation.
媒méi体tǐ对duì他tā所suǒ说shuō的de话huà断duàn章zhāng取qǔ义yì并bìng发fā展zhǎn到dào无wú法fǎ控kòng制zhì的de地dì步bù了le。
Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.
你nǐ们men国guó家jiā媒méi体tǐ中zhōng输shū入rù的de「反fǎn觉jué醒xǐng」宣xuān传chuán，是shì直zhí接jiē来lái自zì真zhēn正zhèng的de法fǎ西xī斯sī的de。
The "anti-woke" propaganda being imported into your country's media comes straight from actual fascists.
如rú需xū媒méi体tǐ联lián络luò，请qǐng与yǔ当dāng地dì客kè服fú中zhōng心xīn或huò行xíng销xiāo团tuán队duì联lián系xì。
For media inquiries, please contact your local communications or marketing representative.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

媒 méi · go-between · 12 strokes

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体 tǐ · body · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 媒体.

身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
全体quántǐall; entire
体育tǐyùsports; physical education
体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium
体育场tǐyùchǎngstadium
具体jùtǐconcrete; specific; detailed
体验tǐyànto experience for oneself
团体tuántǐgroup; organization
体会tǐhuìto know from experience; to learn through experience
集体jítǐcollective (decision); joint (effort)
整体zhěngtǐwhole; entirety; overall; whole; general
体现tǐxiànto embody; to reflect

Questions about 媒体

What does 媒体 mean?

媒体 (méitǐ) means "media, esp. news media" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 媒体?

媒体 is made of 2 characters: 媒 (12 strokes), 体 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 媒体 an HSK word?

Yes. 媒体 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 媒体 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 媒体 is written 媒體.

How do you say social media in Chinese?

Social media is 社交媒体 (shèjiāo méitǐ). In casual speech people also use 自媒体 (zì méitǐ) for self-run media accounts like bloggers and influencers.

Can 媒体 refer to a single newspaper or TV station?

Yes. 媒体 can mean the media in general or one media outlet. To count them, use 家, as in 一家媒体 (yì jiā méitǐ), one media outlet.

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