短
信

Text message in Chinese: 短信 (duǎn xìn)

duǎn xìn

text message

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1text message
  2. 2SMS

Stroke order

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短
信

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄢˇ

duǎn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣˋ

xìn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 她发了一条短信。

    tā fā le yì tiáo duǎn xìn。

    She sent a text.

  • 你为什么总是发短信？

    nǐ wèi shén me zǒng shì fā duǎn xìn？

    Why are you texting all the time?

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Related words

短

duǎn

short

信

xìn

letter

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

信封

xìn fēng

envelope

信号

xìn hào

signal

信息

xìn xī

information

自信

zì xìn

to have confidence in oneself

短处

duǎn chù

shortcoming

短裤

duǎn kù

short pants

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