Chinese word

据悉

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù xī

Meaning

  • adverbreportedly

Example

据悉，他下周会回国。jù xī tā xià zhōu huì huí guó

Reportedly, he will return to his country next week.

Illustration for 据悉 (reportedly)

More examples

据悉，该项目已经进入最后阶段。jù xī gāi xiàng mù yǐ jīng jìn rù zuì hòu jiē duàn

Reportedly, the project has already entered its final stage.

Core concept

A source stands behind news that the speaker does not personally verify.

Common phrases

  • 据悉 已经jù xī yǐ jīng

    reportedly by now

  • 据悉 有望jù xī yǒu wàng

    reportedly likely

  • 据悉 正在jù xī zhèng zài

    reportedly in progress

Similar words

据报道jù bào dào: Signals that the information comes from a published report.
据了解jù liáo jiě: Signals that the information comes from people involved or from investigation.
据称jù chēng: Attributes the information to a person's or group's own claim.
据说jù shuō: Relays something heard from people in a natural, conversational way.

Definition in Chinese

用于引出从媒体或内部渠道获知的信息，表示听闻或报道所说的情况，语气偏正式且带有一定的传闻意味。yòng yú yǐn chū cóng méi tǐ huò nèi bù qú dào huò zhī de xìn xī biǎo shì tīng wén huò bào dào suǒ shuō de qíng kuàng yǔ qì piān zhèng shì qiě dài yǒu yí dìng de chuán wén yì wèi

Word origin

据悉 (jùxī, "reportedly") joins 据 (jù, "rely on") with 悉 (xī, "know fully"), so the phrase treats a report as knowledge resting on a source.

Usage tips

  • Its register is closer to a news report than to relaxed chat, even when the information itself is ordinary.

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