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头条

tóutiáo

Description

"头条"是指报纸或者新闻里最重要、放在最前面的那条消息。

"头条" refers to the most important news placed at the front of a newspaper or news report.

现在人们也常常用它来说最受关注的大新闻。

Nowadays, people often use it to mean the most attention-grabbing big news.

Meanings

头条tóutiáo

top headline; lead news story

这件事上了今天的头条。

This matter made today's headlines.

头条tóutiáo

the first item or article

报纸头条写着他的名字。

The newspaper headline had his name on it.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    头 (head/top) + 条 (measure word for news items), literally "top news item".

  • Nuance

    often used in "上头条" meaning to become the biggest news of the day.

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