记者
reporter; journalist
jìzhě
What does 记者 mean?
记者 (jìzhě) is a noun meaning 'reporter' or 'journalist' — a professional who gathers, writes, and reports news for a newspaper, TV station, website, or news agency. It covers the full range of news roles: 新闻记者 (news reporter), 战地记者 (war correspondent), 体育记者 (sports reporter). The literal sense is 'one who records' (记 to record + 者 person).
Unlike English, which distinguishes 'reporter,' 'journalist,' and 'correspondent,' Chinese uses 记者 as the broad default for all of them, adding a modifier when precision is needed. It appears constantly in the phrase 记者招待会 / 记者会 (press conference) and in bylines and broadcasts (本台记者报道, reporting for this station). The word is neutral and professional, at home in both spoken news and formal writing.
Character breakdown
to record; to note down
one who; -er (person suffix)
Memory hook: 记 (record) + 者 (person) — a person who records what happens: a reporter.
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Example sentences
他是一名报社记者。
Tā shì yì míng bàoshè jìzhě.
He's a newspaper reporter.
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记者正在采访那位科学家。
Jìzhě zhèngzài cǎifǎng nà wèi kēxuéjiā.
The reporter is interviewing that scientist.
neutral
很多记者来参加了记者会。
Hěn duō jìzhě lái cānjiā le jìzhě huì.
Many reporters came to the press conference.
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作为记者，她走遍了世界各地。
Zuòwéi jìzhě, tā zǒu biàn le shìjiè gèdì.
As a journalist, she has traveled all over the world.
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Synonyms
通讯员 is a 'correspondent,' often a part-time or local contributor who sends in reports from a place. 记者 is the full-time professional journalist; 通讯员 is more peripheral and less common in everyday speech.
编辑 is an 'editor' — the person who edits and arranges content. A 记者 gathers and writes the news; an 编辑 shapes and publishes it. Different jobs in the same newsroom.
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