短讯

短訊

duǎnxùn

noun #35,658

Measure Word

一条短讯 tiáo

Meanings

1 text message
2 SMS
3 short news bulletin

Characters

Examples

请发个短讯告诉我你的航班号。

Qǐng fā gè duǎnxùn gàosu wǒ nǐ de hángbān hào.

Please send me a text message with your flight number.

电视台插播了一条短讯。

Diànshìtái chābōle yī tiáo duǎnxùn.

The TV station cut in with a brief news bulletin.

Tips

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短讯 is the Hong Kong / Taiwan / Singapore-style word for SMS; mainland Chinese more often say 短信 (duǎnxìn) or just 信息 (xìnxī). All four refer to the same thing — a phone text.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

讯 xùn