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大眾傳播

简大众传播 · 繁大眾傳播

Mandarin · pinyin dà zhòng chuán bō

mass communication

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
播: bō · sow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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4–4–2–1 · da4 zhong4 chuan2 bo1

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noun

mass communication (communication directed to the mass of the people or through mass media, or the field of study concerning this)

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