Definition & Meaning

1.send/deliver a letter here

2.incoming letter; the letter received

Word usage

lái xìn

来 信

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NHSK 5 SW HSK 3 DC2

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1
v.send/deliver a letter here
- tā hǎo jiǔ méi lái xìn le
  她好久没来信了。
  I haven't heard from her for a long time.
- qǐng cháng gěi wǒ lái xìn
  请常给我来信。
  Please write to me frequently.
- mā ma lái xìn le
  妈妈来信了。
  Mom wrote us a letter.
synonym
tōng xìn通信 zhì hán致函 lái hán来函 xiū shū修书 lái hóng来鸿
2
n.incoming letter; the letter received
- tā de lái xìn wǒ yǐ jīng shōu dào le
  他的来信我已经收到了。
  I've already received his letter.
- tā shōu dào yī fēng lái zì bā xī de lái xìn
  他收到一封来自巴西的来信。
  He received a distant letter from Brazil.
- tā de lái xìn dà duō dōu shì jì méi yǒu rén qíng wèi yòu mó shì huà de
  他的来信大多都是既没有人情味又模式化的。
  Most of the letters from him were impersonal and formal.
synonym
tōng xìn通信

Word usage

Separable word
"来" and "信" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她终于给我来了信。
  She finally sent me a letter.
- 毕业后他给你来过信吗?
  Has he ever sent you a letter after graduation?
- 他是上星期给我来的信。
  It was last week that he sent me a letter.
common measure word
"来信" is often matched with measure word "封"or"叠"or"沓".
- 一封来信
  one letter
- 一叠来信
  one pile of letters
- 一沓来信
  one stack of letters

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