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消息

xiāo xi · xiao xi

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HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. news
  2. information
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Good news, bad news

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)好(hǎo)消息(xiāoxi)和(hé)一个(yīgè)坏(huài)消息(xiāoxi)。

    I have good news and bad news.

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)说(shuō)好(hǎo)消息(xiāoxi)吧(ba)。

    Tell me the good news first.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)消息(xiāoxi)是(shì)，明天(míngtiān)不用(bùyòng)上班(shàngbān)。

    The good news is that you don't have to work tomorrow.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！坏(huài)消息(xiāoxi)呢(ne)？

    Great! And the bad news?

  5. Dengdeng

    坏(huài)消息(xiāoxi)是(shì)，这(zhè)是(shì)上个月(shànggèyuè)的(de)消息(xiāoxi)。

    The bad news is that this is last month's news.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)？那(nà)明天(míngtiān)还(hái)得(děi)上班(shàngbān)？

    Huh? So I still have to work tomorrow?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

听(tīng)到(dào)消(xiāo)息(xi)，她(tā)晕(yūn)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

On hearing the news, she fainted.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)淡(dàn)路(lù)发(fā)生(shēng)大(dà)地(dì)震(zhèn)的(de)消(xiāo)息(xi)。

I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.

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

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消
xiāo

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce

息
xī

breath; news

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