What does 要闻 mean in Chinese?

要闻 (yào wén) means "important news story; headline" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 要闻?

要闻 is pronounced "yào wén" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 要闻?

要闻 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What characters make up 要闻?

要闻 is made up of the characters 要, 闻. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 要闻?

You can practice writing 要闻 using our stroke order tool.

要闻 (yào wén), important news story

要闻

yào wén

important news story; headline

Traditional: 要聞

Characters in This Word

要闻

Definitions

important news story
headline

Example Sentences

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Related Words

标题新闻(biāo tí xīn wén)· headline news

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大题小作(dà tí xiǎo zuò)· to cut a long story short

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构想图(gòu xiǎng tú)· notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)

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不当紧(bù dāng jǐn)· not important

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HSK & Exam Info

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要闻