音信 (yīn xìn) — news; message; information (especially about someone's whereabouts or condition)

Definition

Examples

• 他出国以后就音信全无，家人都很担心。
  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.
• 我一直在等她的音信，可是到现在还没收到。
  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.
• 战争期间，很多家庭与亲人失去了音信。
  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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