美国有线电视新闻网

CNN (Cable News Network) is translated as 美国有线电视新闻网 (Měi guó yǒuxiàn diànshì xīnwén wǎng) in Chinese — 'American Cable Television News Network'. This lengthy translation is the full official name; CNN is commonly used as an abbreviation in Chinese media. CNN launched in 1980 and was the first 24-hour news network.

Character-by-character pronunciation

美国有线电视新闻网 uses 9 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.