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口信

kǒu xìn · kou xin

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Meaning

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  1. oral message
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A message from mum

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)妈妈(māma)给(gěi)你(nǐ)留了(liúle)口信(kǒuxìn)。

    Dengdeng, your mum left you a message.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)口信(kǒuxìn)？

    What message?

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)今晚(jīnwǎn)回家(huíjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)，不用(bùyòng)买菜(mǎicài)。

    She said come home for dinner tonight, no need to buy food.

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)发(fā)信息(xìnxī)呢(ne)？

    Why didn't she just send a text?

  5. Liangliang

    她(tā)手上(shǒushàng)都是(dōushì)面粉(miànfěn)，打不了字(dǎbuliǎozì)，所以(suǒyǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)留(liú)口信(kǒuxìn)。

    Her hands are covered in flour and she can't type, so she phoned a message.

  6. Dengdeng

    知道了(zhīdàole)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)回去(huíqu)。

    Got it. I'll go home right now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)妈(mā)妈(ma)留(liú)了(le)口(kǒu)信(xìn)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

My mother left me a message.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)让(ràng)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)带(dài)个(gè)口(kǒu)信(xìn)，说(shuō)明(míng)天(tiān)见(jiàn)。

He asked me to give you a message: see you tomorrow.

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