消息 xiāoxi news
news; information
怎么记住“消息”: 消 vanish + 息 breath = news.
汉字
用法
- 'News, information, word (about something)' - 好消息 (hǎo xiāoxi) good news, 有他的消息吗? (yǒu tā de xiāoxi ma?) any word from him?
- Contrast 新闻 (xīnwén, news reports/media): 消息 is a piece of information/word that reaches you, 新闻 is journalistic news.
- 收到消息 (shōudào xiāoxi) = to receive word; note the neutral tone: xiāo·xi.
例句
- 我有消息。 Wǒ yǒu xiāoxī.I have news.
- 他在看报纸的最新消息。 Tā zài kàn bàozhǐ de zuìxīn xiāoxi.He's reading the latest news in the paper.
- 这个消息令人吃惊。 Zhège xiāoxi lìngrén chījīng.The news is surprising.