Chinese Conversation · Level 59
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Chinese word
消息
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiāo xī
Meaning
- nounmessage
Example
我还没收到你的消息。wǒ hái mò shōu dào nǐ de xiāo xī
I still haven't received your message.
More examples
我刚听到一个重要的消息。wǒ gāng tīng dào yí gè zhòng yào de xiāo xī
I just heard some important news.
Core concept
A piece of news that brings a person's condition, whereabouts, or a new situation into view.
Common phrases
收到消息shōu dào xiāo xī
receive news
没有消息méi yǒu xiāo xī
no news
听到消息tīng dào xiāo xī
hear the news
Similar words
信息xìn xī: Facts or data that describe or explain a person, thing, or matter.
新闻xīn wén: A report of a recent public event, especially in the news media.
通知tōng zhī: An official notice used by an organization to communicate rules, decisions, or arrangements.
Definition in Chinese
关于某人或某事的音信或信息，常指行踪、近况或有关的传闻，用于询问或传达是否有新情况。guān yú mǒu rén huò mǒu shì de yīn xìn huò xìn xī cháng zhǐ xíng zōng jìn kuàng huò yǒu guān de chuán wén yòng yú xún wèn huò chuán dá shì fǒu yǒu xīn qíng kuàng
Word origin
The compound 消 (xiāo, "diminish") + 息 (xī, "grow") refers to changing conditions, which led to its later sense of a report about what is happening.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun commonly appears when people ask about someone's well-being or whereabouts, even when no public event is involved.
Other meanings
- communicationnoun
- informationnoun
- newsnoun
Related words
- 消息来源xiāo xī lái yuáninformation sourcenoun
- 最新消息zuì xīn xiāo xīlatest newsnoun