音信

yīnxìn
noun #27,988

Meanings

  1. 1 news
  2. 2 message
  3. 3 word (from someone)
  4. 4 correspondence

Examples

HSK 4
Tā chūguó hòu zài wú yīnxìn, jiārén shífēn dānxīn.
After he went abroad, there was no word from him, and his family was very worried.
HSK 6
Duōnián wèi jiàn, zhōngyú shōudào le lǎoyǒu de yīnxìn.
Not having met for many years, I finally received word from my old friend.

Tips

usage
音信 is slightly literary/formal and often appears in negative constructions like 杳无音信 - 'to have no news whatsoever', or 音信全无 - 'completely no word'. In everyday speech, 消息 is more common.

Stroke Order

yīn
xìn