电信 diànxìn telecommunications
How to remember 电信: 电 electricity + 信 letter = telecommunications.
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How it is used
- Telecommunications (the industry/service) - 中国电信 (Zhōngguó Diànxìn) China Telecom; 电信诈骗 (diànxìn zhàpiàn) phone/telecom fraud.
- Refers to the telecom sector and its networks; a fixed industry term, often a company-name element.
- Distinguish from 电讯 (diànxùn), more the transmitted messages/news; 电信 is the service and industry itself.