音讯

音訊

yīnxùn

noun #18,639

Meanings

1 news
2 tidings
3 correspondence

Characters

message; information

Examples

他离开后就杳无音讯了。

Tā líkāi hòu jiù yǎowú-yīnxùn le.

After he left, there was no news of him at all.

我们一直没有收到她的音讯。

Wǒmen yīzhí méiyǒu shōudào tā de yīnxùn.

We still haven't received any word from her.

Tips

usage

Most commonly seen in the set phrase 杳无音讯 ('no news whatsoever'). On its own, 音讯 is fairly literary; in everyday speech, people say 消息 instead.

Stroke Order

音 yīn

讯 xùn