oral message; verbal tidings
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
oral message; verbal tidings
informalA short, informal message conveyed by word of mouth, typically through a third person. Often suffixed with '儿' (kǒu xìn r) in spoken Mandarin, especially in Northern China.
Qǐng请
nǐ你
gěi给
wǒ我
jiā家
lǐ里
shāo捎
ge个
kǒu口
xìn信
r儿
，
shuō说
wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
bù不
huí回
jiā家
le了
。
Please take an oral message to my home for me, saying that I won't be coming back today.
Tā他
ràng让
wǒ我
gěi给
nǐ你
dài带
ge个
kǒu口
xìn信
，
huì会
yì议
gǎi改
dào到
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
le了
。
He asked me to give you a verbal message that the meeting has been changed to 3 PM.
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Mā妈
ma妈
zhǐ只
liú留
le了
ge个
kǒu口
xìn信
jiù就
cōng匆
cōng匆
chū出
mén门
le了
。
Mom only left an oral message before rushing out.
Wǒ我
méi没
jiàn见
dào到
tā他
běn本
rén人
，
zhǐ只
shōu收
dào到
le了
tā他
tuō托
rén人
zhuǎn转
dá达
de的
kǒu口
xìn信
。
I didn't see him in person, I only received a verbal message he had someone pass on.