(xùn) — (bound form) news, message, dispatch; (bound form) to interrogate, question

Definition

讯 (xùn) is a bound form: it never stands alone. It appears in 通讯 ('communications'), 审讯 ('to interrogate'), and 讯息 ('message, information').

bound form
(bound form) newsmessagedispatch(bound form) to interrogatequestion

Examples

  • Xiàn dài tōng xùn jì shù fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
    Modern communication technology develops very quickly.
  • Jǐng fāng zhèng zài shěn xùn fàn zuì xián yí rén.
    The police are interrogating the criminal suspect.
  • Zhè tiáo xùn xī hěn zhòng yào, nǐ jì yí xià.
    This piece of news is very important; write it down.

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