舆论

yūlùn · HSK 7

public opinion

🗣️ 舆论 = 舆 (public/carriage) + 论 (discourse) — the talk of the masses

舆 once meant a carriage, then broadened to the carried-along public; pair it with 论 (to discuss, argue) and you get the running commentary of the whole crowd: public opinion.

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