tōngxùn

通讯

HSK 6Word · Verb · NounTraditional通訊

communication; news report

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to communicate; to correspond (old term)

archaic

An older term for communication or correspondence, largely replaced by 通信 (tōngxìn) in modern usage.

Tā他
men们
zǎo早
nián年
zhǔ主
yào要
kào靠
shū书
xìn信
tōng通
xùn讯
 。

In their early years, they mainly relied on letters to communicate.

Zài在
nà那
gè个
shí时
dài代
 ,
diàn电
bào报
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
tōng通
xùn讯
fāng方
shì式
 。

In that era, the telegraph was an important means of communication.

2.

noun

news report; feature article; dispatch

A detailed, vivid journalistic article that reports on objective events or typical figures.

Zhè这
wèi位
jì记
zhě者
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
guān关
yú于
shān山
qū区
jiào教
shī师
de的
gǎn感
rén人
tōng通
xùn讯
 。

This journalist wrote a touching feature article about teachers in mountain areas.

Zhè这
piān篇
tōng通
xùn讯
shēng生
dòng动
dì地
jì记
lù录
le了
jiù救
yuán援
xiàn现
chǎng场
de的
gǎn感
rén人
gù故
shì事
 。

This news report vividly recorded the touching stories from the rescue scene.

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Zhè这
jiā家
bào报
zhǐ纸
de的
tōng通
xùn讯
bǎn版
kuài块
hěn很
yǒu有
shēn深
dù度
 。

The feature section of this newspaper is very in-depth.

Tā他
yīn因
zhè这
piān篇
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
tōng通
xùn讯
bào报
dào道
huò获
dé得
le了
xīn新
wén闻
jiǎng奖
 。

He won a journalism award for this excellent feature report.