thông tấn

thông tấn

Một phóng viên thông tấn đang viết bài tại bàn làm việc.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Correspondent: A person who reports news from a particular place or on a particular subject for a newspaper, broadcasting organization, or news agency.
    • News, Information (often in formal or compound terms): Refers to the transmission or reporting of news. This meaning is most commonly found in fixed phrases and organizational names.

  2. Adjective (Attributive):

    • Corresponding (Member): Used in formal academic titles to denote a non-resident or associate member of an academy or learned society.
    • News, Press (Attributive): Used to describe organizations or activities related to the gathering and distribution of news.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Ông ấy là phóng viên thông tấn tại Hà Nội. (He is a correspondent in Hanoi.)
    • Cơ quan thông tấn đưa tin nhanh nhất. (The news agency reports the fastest.)
  • Adjective:
    • Bà được bầu làm viện sĩ thông tấn của Viện Hàn lâm. (She was elected a corresponding member of the Academy.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word "thông tấn" is rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese outside of formal or compound terms. Its primary function is within specific titles and names.
  • "Thông tấn viên": This is a more specific and common term for "correspondent" or "reporter."
    • Các thông tấn viên có mặt tại hiện trường. (Correspondents are present at the scene.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Thông tấn xã (Noun): News agency, press agency.
    • Thông tấn xã Việt Nam. (Vietnam News Agency.)
  • Thông tin (Noun): Information, news (a much more common and general term for "information").
    • Tôi cần thông tin chi tiết hơn. (I need more detailed information.)
Synonyms
  • Correspondent: Reporter, journalist.
  • News (in compounds): Press, information (e.g., news agency).
Notes on Meaning
  • The core concept of "thông tấn" involves the or of news from one point to another. This connects its two main uses: a person who sends reports (correspondent) and an organization that distributes them (news agency).
  • The academic title "viện sĩ thông tấn" (corresponding member) uses the same idea of communication from a distant location to the central academy.