· 4 lists · 160 words
Society and the news
Society, news, the press, public opinion, social issues.
What holds these lists together
News Chinese is a compressed register. Headlines leave out whatever can be left out, long names are cut to two characters — 北京大学 becomes 北大 — and written words replace spoken ones, as 将 for "will" and 已 for "already". Reports mark how sure they are: 据报道, according to reports, names a source, and 据说 passes on what is said. Many words about society end in 化, which works like English "-isation": 现代化, modernisation, 老龄化, the ageing of a population. The lists run from an ordinary bulletin to the issues a society argues about.
The four lists
Spread across the levels
The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.
| Level | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 4 % |
| 4 | 76 | 48 % |
| 5 | 77 | 48 % |
Practise this category
Multiple choice and gaps, across all four lists and all 160 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.