Definition
报刊 (bàokān) is the collective term for 'newspapers and periodicals' — it covers both 报纸 (newspapers) and 刊物 (publications/journals). Use 报纸 when you mean just newspapers, and 刊物 for a specific magazine or journal. 报刊 is often used as a broad category, e.g. when talking about subscribing to multiple publications.
noun
newspapers and periodicalsthe press
Examples
- 报刊。Wǒ měi gè yuè dōu huì qù yóujú dìng bào kān.I go to the post office every month to subscribe to newspapers and periodicals.
- 报刊，。Xiànzài de bào kān yě yǒu wǎngluò bǎnběn, kěyǐ zài wǎng shàng yuèdú.Nowadays newspapers and periodicals also have online versions, so you can read them on the web.
- 报刊。bào kān shì hěn duō rén huòqǔ xīnwén de zhǔyào láiyuán.Newspapers and periodicals are the main source of news for many people.
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