音信 (yīn xìn) — news; message; information (especially about someone's whereabouts or condition)
Definition
Literary/formal term for 'news from someone', usually about a person's whereabouts or condition, often heard in 音信全无 ('no word at all').
noun
newsmessageinformation (especially about someone's whereabouts or condition)
Examples
- 音信，。Tā chū guó yǐ hòu jiù yīn xìn quán wú, jiā rén dōu hěn dān xīn.After he went abroad, there has been no news at all from him, and his family is very worried.
- 音信，。Wǒ yì zhí zài děng tā de yīn xìn, kě shì dào xiàn zài hái mò shōu dào.I've been waiting for news from her, but I still haven't received any.
- ，音信。Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, hěn duō jiā tíng yǔ qīn rén shī qù le yīn xìn.During the war, many families lost contact with their loved ones.
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