记者jì zhěreporter; journalist
记者 (jì zhě) means "reporter" or "journalist," a person whose job is to find out about news and report it for a newspaper, television, or website, as in 她是记者 (she is a reporter). The usual measure word is 个, as in 一个记者 (a reporter).
What does 记者 mean?
- 1.
reporter; journalistnoun
What do the characters in 记者 mean?
- 记to record
- 者-er
How do you use 记者?
记者 names a job and often follows 是 or 当, as in 他想当记者.
What are some examples of 记者 in a sentence?
How is 记者 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你姐姐做什么工作?
Nǐ jiějie zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What does your older sister do?
- Speaker B:
她是记者,在电视台工作。
Tā shì jìzhě, zài diànshìtái gōngzuò.
She's a reporter; she works at a TV station.
- Speaker A:
她工作忙不忙?
Tā gōngzuò máng bu máng?
Is her work busy?
- Speaker B:
很忙,常常晚上才回家。
Hěn máng, chángcháng wǎnshang cái huí jiā.
Very busy; she often only gets home in the evening.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.