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information; news; report or coverage of a person or an event; message

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Words with xiao xi

xiāo xi

消 息

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n.information; news; report or coverage of a person or an event; message
- zì shèng dàn jié qián jiù yī zhí méi yǒu tā men de xiāo xi
  自圣诞节前，就一直没有他们的消息。
  There's been no word from them since before Christmas.
- wú lùn nǐ duō me xiǎo xīn zǒng huì yǒu xiāo xi zǒu lòu
  无论你多么小心，总会有消息走漏。
  Word always gets out no matter how careful you are.
- wèi shì xiān zhēng dé shū miàn xǔ kě cǐ xiāo xi bù dé xiè lòu
  未事先征得书面许可，此消息不得泄露。
  This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent.
- běn dì xiāo xi
  本地消息
  local news
synonym
xīn wén新闻 xùn xī讯息 yīn xùn音讯 yīn xìn音信

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Note
"消息" is different from "新闻". As a news genre, "消息" refers to a news style, which is a short report made in language; "新闻" includes "消息", communications, features, etc., and also refers to reports carried out by other technical means, such as "电视新闻" .
common measure word
"消息" is often matched with measure word "条"or"则".
- 一条消息
  one message
- 一则消息
  one message

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