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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

小报

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiǎobào

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tabloid/ˈtæb.lɔɪd/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家小报因刊登虚假名人新闻而闻名。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A newspaper of small format giving stories in a condensed, often sensationalist way.

    "He bought a tabloid at the station to read about the celebrity scandal."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characteristic of popular journalism that emphasizes sensational crime, gossip, and sports rather than serious news.

    "The magazine has been criticized for its sensationalist, tabloid style of reporting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 19th century from 'tablet' (referring to compressed pharmaceuticals) and the suffix '-oid', originally denoting compressed or condensed information. By the late 20th century, it shifted to describe newspapers featuring sensationalist journalism, gossip, and scandal.

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