How to say “correspond” in Chinese
correspond; communications (industry)
“Correspond” in Chinese is 通信, tōng xìn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
通信 is read tōng xìn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”. Inside, 甬 — as in 痛 tòng and 桶 tǒng.
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 “通信”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 通信. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 毕业以后，我们一直保持通信。bìyèyǐhòu,wǒmenyìzhíbǎochítōngxìnSince graduating, we've kept writing to each other.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “correspond” in Chinese?
“Correspond” in Chinese is 通信, pinyin tōngxìn.
What does 通信 mean?
通信 (tōngxìn) means “correspond; communications (industry)”.
How do you write 通信?
通信 is 2 characters: 通 (tōng) — go through; connect; 信 (xìn) — believe; letter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 通信?
通信 is read tōngxìn. Tones: tōng — first tone, xìn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“correspond” in the lesson “Communication and data”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. 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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