How to say “write back” in Chinese

回信
huíxìn

write back; reply letter

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Office and documents”

“Write back” in Chinese is 回信, huí xìn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

回信 is read huí xìn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

huí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
xìn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

回
huí — return

A frame inside a frame.

信
xìn — believe; letter

亻 “person” and 言 “word”: a person keeps their word.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “回信”.

More words from the lesson “Letters and messages”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “write back” in Chinese?

“Write back” in Chinese is 回信, pinyin huíxìn.

What does 回信 mean?

回信 (huíxìn) means “write back; reply letter”.

How do you write 回信?

回信 is 2 characters: 回 (huí) — return; 信 (xìn) — believe; letter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 回信?

回信 is read huíxìn. Tones: huí — second tone, xìn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“write back” in the lesson “Letters and messages”

This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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