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通讯

tōng xùn · tong xun

Traditional 通訊

HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. communications
  2. news story
  3. dispatch
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In a conversation

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No signal on the mountain

  1. Dengdeng

    山上(shānshàng)的(de)信号(xìnhào)太(tài)差(chà)了(le)，我(wǒ)一格(yīgé)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    The signal up here is terrible. I don't have even one bar.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也是(yěshì)。你的(nǐde)通讯录(tōngxùnlù)里(lǐ)，有(yǒu)琦琦(qíqí)家(jiā)的(de)电话(diànhuà)吗(ma)？

    Me too. Is Qiqi's home number in your contacts?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)打不了(dǎbùliǎo)呀(ya)。

    Yes, but I can't call now.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)举高(jǔgāo)一点(yīdiǎn)试试(shìshì)。

    Try holding your phone up a bit.

  5. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，有(yǒu)一格(yīgé)信号(xìnhào)了(le)！快(kuài)打开(dǎkāi)通讯录(tōngxùnlù)！

    Wow, there's one bar! Quick, open the contacts!

  6. Liangliang

    打通(dǎtōng)了(le)！琦琦(qíqí)说(shuō)，她(tā)也(yě)在(zài)山上(shānshàng)，就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)。

    I got through! Qiqi says she's up the mountain too, right behind you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

山(shān)区(qū)里(lǐ)的(de)通(tōng)讯(xùn)信(xìn)号(hào)一(yì)直(zhí)不(bú)太(tài)稳(wěn)定(dìng)。

The communications signal in the mountainous area has been rather unstable.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)报(bào)纸(zhǐ)刊(kān)登(dēng)了(le)一(yì)篇(piān)关(guān)于(yú)气(qì)候(hòu)变(biàn)化(huà)的(de)通(tōng)讯(xùn)。

This newspaper published a news story about climate change.

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