媒体

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 社交媒体改变了人们的生活。▶ —
   Social media has changed people's lives.
2. 这个消息被各大媒体报道。▶ —
   This news was reported by all the major media.

Collocations

Mnemonic

媒 méi "to mediate, matchmaker" + 体 tǐ "body, medium": a mediating medium, i.e. media. 社交媒体 = social media. The 媒 is in 媒介 (medium, agent) and 媒人 (a matchmaker). Distinguish 媒体 (media) from 媒介 (méijiè, a medium/intermediary).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 社交媒体 mean?

   • social media
   • a matchmaking company
   • a newspaper front page
   • broadcast gear