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媒体应真实反映民意 (The media should truly reflect public opinion)

Grammar & Usage

clause / prescriptive statement

formal

How it works

This is a normative declarative sentence following a Subject + Modal Auxiliary + Adverbial + Verb + Object structure. The subject '媒体' (media) is modified by the formal modal verb '应' (should), the adverb '真实' (truthfully), the transitive verb '反映' (to reflect), and the noun object '民意' (public opinion). The structure is standard in journalistic ethics, socio-political discourse, and editorial commentary.

Sample sentences

作为社会的公器，媒体应真实反映民意，而不是盲目迎合流量。

As a public instrument of society, the media should truly reflect public opinion rather than blindly catering to traffic.

新闻报道的基本准则是客观公正，媒体应真实反映民意和公众诉求。

The fundamental principle of journalism is objectivity and impartiality; the media should truly reflect public opinion and societal demands.

在现代社会中，媒体应真实反映民意，以推动政策的进一步完善。

In modern society, the media should truly reflect public opinion to facilitate the continuous improvement of policies.

Quick facts

modal_usage:The single-character modal '应' (yīng) is used instead of the colloquial '应该' (yīnggāi) to establish a formal written style.

character_set:Simplified Chinese

lexical_domain:Sociopolitical and journalistic terminology (media ethics).

Often used with

反映民意 (reflect public opinion)

倾听民意 (listen to public opinion)

真实报道 (truthful reporting)

媒体监督 (media watchdog role)

舆论导向 (guidance of public opinion)

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Example

作为社会的公器，媒体应真实反映民意，而不是盲目迎合流量。

As a public instrument of society, the media should truly reflect public opinion rather than blindly catering to traffic.

新闻报道的基本准则是客观公正，媒体应真实反映民意和公众诉求。

The fundamental principle of journalism is objectivity and impartiality; the media should truly reflect public opinion and societal demands.