Chinese word

资讯

Pronunciation

Pinyinzī xùn

Meaning

  • nouninformation

Example

我在朋友圈看到有用的资讯分享。wǒ zài péng yǒu quān kàn dào yǒu yòng de zī xùn fēn xiǎng

I saw a post with useful information in my friends' feed.

Illustration for 资讯 (information)

More examples

他订阅了行业资讯的电子邮件。tā dìng yuè le háng yè zī xùn de diàn zi yóu jiàn

He subscribed to emails providing industry information.

Core concept

A supply of usable facts, updates, and guidance that supports a choice or task.

Common phrases

  • 官方资讯guān fāng zī xùn

    official information

  • 订阅资讯dìng yuè zī xùn

    subscribe to information

  • 最新资讯zuì xīn zī xùn

    the latest information

Similar words

信息xìn xī: Facts or details that communicate what something is or what has happened.
资料zī liào: A set of documents, data, or other material collected for reference.
消息xiāo xī: A report or update about an event or someone's recent circumstances.
新闻xīn wén: News reporting on current events through newspapers, television, or other media.

Definition in Chinese

指可供参考或传递的事实性消息、资料或建议，侧重于对决策或实际操作有帮助的实用内容。zhǐ kě gōng cān kǎo huò chuán dì de shì shí xìng xiāo xī zī liào huò jiàn yì cè zhòng yú duì jué cè huò shí jì cāo zuò yǒu bāng zhù de shí yòng nèi róng

Word origin

资讯 (zīxùn, "information") combines 资 (zī, "resources or materials") with 讯 (xùn, "news or a message"), forming a modern term for information gathered for use.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun can name a whole body of useful material, so a website or app may use it for facts, updates, and guidance together rather than for one message alone.

Other meanings

  • newsnoun

Related words

  • 资讯中心zī xùn zhōng xīninformation centernoun
  • 资讯来源zī xùn lái yuáninformation sourcenoun

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