资讯 (zī xùn) — information, news (especially news, reports, or…

Definition

资讯 (zīxùn) leans toward current news, reports, and practical data — especially in media, tech, and publishing contexts. Compared with 信息 (broader 'information'), 资讯 is more public-facing and time-sensitive; 情报 adds a strategic or intelligence angle.

noun

informationnews (especially news, reports, or practical data)

Measure word · 条

Examples

资讯。
Tā měi tiān dōu kàn zuì xīn de kē jì zī xùn.
He reads the latest tech news every day.
资讯。
Nǐ kě yǐ cóng wǎng shàng chá dào guān yú zhè cì huó dòng de zī xùn.
You can look up information about this event online.
资讯。
Zhè xiē zī xùn duì wǒ men de yán jiū fēi cháng yǒu bāng zhù.
This information is very helpful for our research.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

资zīmaterials

讯xùnnews

资讯 joins 资 and 讯, gathering materials and news into information.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

次貝資

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell-money

Sound part声符shēngfú

次

次cì資zī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

Open 资 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訊; 讯 is its simplified writing.

言卂訊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yán

Sound part声符shēngfú

卂

卂xùn訊xùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 訊 combines 言 (words) with 卂 as a sound part; the simplified 讯 is a shorthand.

Open 讯 →