Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hunt for information, to seek out news: The primary meaning refers to the active, often determined process of searching for, gathering, or pursuing news and information, typically by a journalist or reporter. It implies effort, initiative, and sometimes persistence.
   • To be on the lookout for a story: This usage emphasizes the journalistic aspect of searching for newsworthy events or details.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các phóng viên đang săn tin về vụ án. (The reporters are hunting for information about the case.)
  • Anh ấy là một nhà báo giỏi, luôn biết cách săn tin hiệu quả. (He is a good journalist who always knows how to seek out news effectively.)
  • Để có bài viết hay, bạn phải chịu khó săn tin. (To have a good article, you must diligently chase down leads.)

Advanced Usage

• "mải mê săn tin": to be engrossed in/absorbed by the hunt for a story.
  • Nhóm phóng viên mải mê săn tin quên cả giờ ăn. (The group of reporters was so engrossed in chasing the story that they forgot meal times.)
• "săn tin giật gân": to hunt for sensational news.
  • Một số tờ báo chỉ chú trọng săn tin giật gân. (Some newspapers only focus on hunting for sensational news.)

Variants and Related Words

• Săn ảnh (v): To hunt for photos, to be a paparazzo. Specifically refers to chasing photographic opportunities, often of celebrities.
  • Nhiều tay săn ảnh đợi sẵn ở sân bay. (Many paparazzi were waiting at the airport.)
• Đi săn tin (v phrase): To go out to gather news. A common phrase describing the action of a journalist leaving the office to find stories.

Synonyms

• Truy tìm thông tin: To trace/search for information (more formal/general).
• Thu thập tin tức: To collect/gather news (emphasizes the collection aspect).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Săn lùng (v): To hunt down, to pursue. While broader, it can be used in a similar context for a more aggressive pursuit.
  • Cảnh sát đang săn lùng tên tội phạm. (The police are hunting down the criminal.) Nhà báo săn lùng manh mối. (The journalist is pursuing clues.)

Related Idioms

• Có máu săn tin: To have the nose for news/a journalistic instinct. Literally "to have the blood of news hunting," describing someone with a natural talent for finding stories.
  • Anh phóng viên trẻ thực sự có máu săn tin. (The young reporter truly has a nose for news.)

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