Usage note
新闻表示最近发生的事情的报道。
xīn wén biǎo shì zuì jìn fā shēng de shì qíng de bào dào。
News means reports about recent events.
Context note
新闻常出现在电视、报纸和手机里。
xīn wén cháng chū xiàn zài diàn shì 、 bào zhǐ hé shǒu jī lǐ。
News often appears on TV, in newspapers, and on phones.
5 examples
我看新闻。
wǒ kàn xīn wén。
I watch the news.
今天的新闻很重要。
jīn tiān de xīn wén hěn zhòng yào。
Today's news is important.
新闻里说天气会变冷。
xīn wén lǐ shuō tiān qì huì biàn lěng。
The news says the weather will get colder.
爸爸喜欢看新闻。
bà ba xǐ huan kàn xīn wén。
Dad likes to watch the news.
这个新闻是真的吗？
zhè ge xīn wén shì zhēn de ma？
Is this news true?
5 mini stories
晚上我们一起看新闻，知道了明天会下雨。
wǎn shàng wǒ men yì qǐ kàn xīn wén， zhī dào le míng tiān huì xià yǔ。
In the evening we watched the news together and learned it would rain tomorrow.
爸爸每天都看新闻。
bà ba měi tiān dōu kàn xīn wén。
Dad watches the news every day.
老师说新闻可以帮助我们了解世界。
lǎo shī shuō xīn wén kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men liǎo jiě shì jiè。
The teacher said news can help us understand the world.
我在手机上看见一条新闻，说公园里有活动。
wǒ zài shǒu jī shàng kàn jiàn yì tiáo xīn wén， shuō gōng yuán lǐ yǒu huó dòng。
I saw a piece of news on my phone saying there was an event in the park.
新闻里有很多新消息。
xīn wén lǐ yǒu hěn duō xīn xiāo xī。
The news has many new updates.
Mini dialogue
看新闻
A
你在看什么？
Nǐ zài kàn shén me?
What are you watching?
B
我在看新闻。
Wǒ zài kàn xīn wén.
I am watching the news.
一条新闻
A
这条新闻很有趣。
Zhè tiáo xīn wén hěn yǒu qù.
This piece of news is very interesting.
B
是的，我也喜欢看新闻。
Shì de, wǒ yě xǐ huān kàn xīn wén.
Yes, I also like watching the news.
Related words and contrasts
similar
消息
xiāo xi
message; news
Often means a piece of news or information, similar to 新闻.
related
报纸
bào zhǐ
newspaper
A common way to read the news (新闻).