获悉 huòxī to learn of something
to learn of something; to find out; to get news
How to remember 获悉: 获 get + 悉 know = to learn of something.
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How it is used
- To learn of / be informed (formal) - 获悉这一消息，我们深感悲痛 (huòxī zhè yī xiāoxi, wǒmen shēn gǎn bēitòng) on learning this news, we are deeply grieved.
- A formal, written way to say 'to learn/find out' (news, information), typical of announcements and letters.
- Register: official/written; spoken speech uses 听说 (tīngshuō) or 知道 (zhīdào).