信息灵通

信息靈通

xìnxīlíngtōng

phrase

Meanings

1 well-informed
2 having access to good information channels
3 in the know

Characters

quick; effective

to flow through; connected

Examples

他信息灵通，最先知道公司要裁员。

Tā xìnxī língtōng, zuì xiān zhīdào gōngsī yào cáiyuán.

He's well-informed — he was the first to know the company was laying off staff.

据信息灵通人士透露，谈判已经破裂。

Jù xìnxī língtōng rénshì tòulù, tánpàn yǐjīng pòliè.

According to well-informed sources, the negotiations have broken down.

Tips

usage

Often appears in the journalistic phrase 信息灵通人士 (xìnxī língtōng rénshì, 'well-informed sources') — the Chinese equivalent of 'sources close to the matter'. 灵通 means 'having quick channels of information', so the whole phrase reads 'information-channels are quick'. Compare with the synonym 消息灵通 (xiāoxi língtōng).

Stroke Order

信 xìn

息 xī

灵 líng

通 tōng