通讯 tōngxùn communications
communications; news story; dispatch
How to remember 通讯: 通 pass through + 讯 news = communications.
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How it is used
- Communications; also a news dispatch/report - 通讯设备 (tōngxùn shèbèi) communications equipment, 通讯录 (tōngxùnlù) a contact list/address book.
- Overlaps heavily with 通信; 通讯 is preferred in fixed terms like 通讯录, 通讯社 (news agency), and for journalism dispatches.
- Note 讯 = news/message here.