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回信

huí xìn · hui xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Measure word: 封 fēng

Meaning

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  1. to reply
  2. to write back
  3. letter written in reply
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A letter that took a year

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去年(qùnián)写给(xiěgěi)老朋友(lǎopéngyou)的(de)信(xìn)，她(tā)今天(jīntiān)回信(huíxìn)了(le)！

    The letter I wrote to an old friend last year, she replied today!

  2. Liangliang

    一年(yīnián)才(cái)回信(huíxìn)？她(tā)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    She replies only after a year? What did she say?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)，下次(xiàcì)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)发(fā)消息(xiāoxi)，回信(huíxìn)会(huì)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    She says next time please send a message, and the reply will be a bit faster.

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)在(zài)回信(huíxìn)里(lǐ)，叫(jiào)你(nǐ)不要(bùyào)写信(xiěxìn)？

    In her reply letter, she tells you not to write letters?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)很(hěn)高兴(gāoxìng)，她(tā)还(hái)记得(jìde)我(wǒ)。

    Yes, but I am very happy. She still remembers me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)这(zhè)么(me)快(kuài)就(jiù)收(shōu)到(dào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)回(huí)信(xìn)。

I didn't expect to hear back from Tom so soon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)这(zhè)么(me)迟(chí)才(cái)回(huí)信(xìn)，真(zhēn)不(bù)好(hǎo)意(yì)思(si)。

Excuse me for not having answered your letter sooner.

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

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