How to say “news” in Chinese
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“News” in Chinese is 消息, xiāo xi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
消息 is read xiāo xi: 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, 氵 “water”; on the right, 肖 xiào hints at the sound.
Below, 心 “heart”. In 休息 it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “消息”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 消息. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我有一个好消息要告诉你。wǒyǒuyígehǎoxiāoxiyàogàosunǐI have some good news for you.
- 听到这个消息，她高兴得跳了起来。tīngdàozhègexiāoxi,tāgāoxìngdetiàoleqǐlaiWhen she heard the news, she jumped for joy.
- 听到这个消息，他立刻给妈妈打了电话。tīngdàozhègexiāoxi,tālìkègěimāmadǎlediànhuàWhen he heard the news, he called his mom right away.
- 他还没回消息可见他很忙tāháiméihuíxiāoxi,kějiàntāhěnmángHe still hasn't replied, so he must be very busy.
- 这条消息在网上传播得很快zhètiáoxiāoxizàiwǎngshangchuánbōdehěnkuàiThis news spread quickly online.
- 听到消息，大家激动不已。tīngdàoxiāoxi,dàjiājīdòngbùyǐHearing the news, everyone was overcome with excitement.
More words from the lesson “Radio and news”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “news” in Chinese?
“News” in Chinese is 消息, pinyin xiāoxi.
What does 消息 mean?
消息 (xiāoxi) means “news”.
How do you write 消息?
消息 is 2 characters: 消 (xiāo) — vanish; eliminate; 息 (xī) — breath, rest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 消息?
消息 is read xiāoxi. Tones: xiāo — first tone, xi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“news” in the lesson “Radio and news”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” 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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