通讯
Old HSK 6
通讯 (tōngxùn) · communications
通讯 (tōngxùn) means “communications; news report”. It is written with 2 characters: 通 (to go through) + 讯 (news). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 通讯 is built
The characters
通 tōng · to go through
What 通 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 甬yǒng — path
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 用yòng — to use
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 甬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
讯 xùn · news
What 讯 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 卂xùn — to fly rapidly
- 乙yǐ — second
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
现代通讯越来越方便。Xiàndài tōngxùn yuèláiyuè fāngbiàn.Modern communications are getting more and more convenient.
报纸上登了一篇关于他的通讯。Bàozhǐ shàng dēng le yīpiān guānyú tā de tōngxùn.The newspaper ran a news story about him.
Questions about 通讯
What does 通讯 mean?
通讯 (tōngxùn) means “communications; news report”.
How do you pronounce 通讯?
通讯 is pronounced tōngxùn.
Which HSK level is 通讯?
通讯 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 普通pǔtōngordinary
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 通常tōngchángusually
- 通信tōngxìnto keep in touch (by letter, email)
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 沟通gōutōngto communicate
- 畅通chàngtōngunobstructed
Learn 通讯 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 181: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.