méi tǐ
media
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媒体经常会讨论高龄产妇问题。
méi tǐ jīnɡ chánɡ huì tǎo lùn ɡāo línɡ chǎn fù wèn tí .
The media often discusses the issue of advanced maternal age.
我回答了媒体提出的很多问题。
wǒ huí dá le méi tǐ tí chū de hěn duō wèn tí .
I answered many questions raised by the media.
很多媒体开始刊登软广告。
hěn duō méi tǐ kāi shǐ kān dēnɡ ruǎn ɡuǎnɡ ɡào .
Many media outlets started running soft advertisements.
非媒体 (fēi méi tǐ)
non-media
非新闻媒体 (fēi xīn wén méi tǐ)
non-news media
The Chinese word 媒体 (méitǐ) for "media" is a compound of two characters: 媒 (méi) and 体 (tǐ). The character 媒 originally meant "matchmaker" or "go-between", and was later extended to mean "medium" or "channel". The character 体 originally meant "body" or "substance", and was later extended to mean "system" or "organization". Thus, the compound word 媒体 literally means "matchmaker of information" or "channel of communication". This etymology reflects the role of the media in society as a means of transmitting information and facilitating communication between people.
