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专栏

zhuānlán

column; special section

A scholar writes on a tall narrow paper strip surrounded by folded newspapers
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Characters in this word

栏 lán

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 兰 orchid
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这位学者的专栏长期分析城市治理,因此在政策圈颇有影响力。 Zhè wèi xuézhě de zhuānlán chángqī fēnxī chéngshì zhìlǐ, yīncǐ zài zhèngcè quān pō yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì. This scholar's column has long analysed urban governance, so it is quite influential in policy circles.
  • 他每周在杂志上开一个专栏,专门谈饮食和文化。 Tā měi zhōu zài zázhì shang kāi yīgè zhuānlán, zhuānmén tán yǐnshí hé wénhuà. Every week he opens a column in the magazine devoted to food and culture.
  • 这家报纸的财经专栏写得浅显易懂,年轻读者也很喜欢。 Zhè jiā bàozhǐ de cáijīng zhuānlán xiě de qiǎnxiǎn yìdǒng, niánqīng dúzhě yě hěn xǐhuan. The paper's economics column is written in plain, easy language, so young readers like it too.

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