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信息

xìn xī · xin xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. information
  2. news
  3. message
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Did you see my message?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)我的(wǒde)信息(xìnxī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you see my message?

  2. Liangliang

    哪条(nǎtiáo)信息(xìnxī)？我(wǒ)有(yǒu)九十九条(jiǔshíjiǔtiáo)没(méi)看(kàn)。

    Which message? I have ninety-nine unread.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)发(fā)的(de)，说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)中午(zhōngwǔ)我(wǒ)请客(qǐngkè)。

    I sent it yesterday. It said I would treat you to lunch today.

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)看(kàn)！

    Ah! I will read it right now!

  5. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)看(kàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    No need. I have already finished eating.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)句(jù)子(zi)中(zhōng)不(bú)要(yào)写(xiě)入(rù)额(é)外(wài)信(xìn)息(xī)，比(bǐ)如(rú)作(zuò)者(zhě)姓(xìng)名(míng)。

Don't write extra information, such as the name of the author, within the sentence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)会(huì)议(yì)的(de)具(jù)体(tǐ)信(xìn)息(xī)发(fā)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)邮(yóu)箱(xiāng)。

Please send the specific details of the meeting to my email.

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信
xìn

letter; mail

息
xī

breath; news

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