消息

xiāoxi

(piece of) news; information; message

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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消
  • 取消qǔxiāoto cancelB4
  • 消费xiāofèito consume (goods and services, resources B5
  • 消费者xiāofèizhěconsumerB5
  • 消化xiāohuàto digest (food)B5
  • 消极xiāojínegativeB5
  • 消失xiāoshīto disappearB5
  • 消除xiāochúto eliminateB6
息
  • 休息xiūxirestB1
  • 信息xìnxīinformationB4
  • 利息lìxīinterest (on a loan)B6
  • 出息chūxifuture prospectsB7
  • 川流不息chuānliú-bùxīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom)B7
  • 喘息chuǎnxīto gasp for breathB7
  • 经久不息jīngjiǔ-bùxī(idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)B7

See it in sentences

你听到消息了吗？

Did you hear the news?

有好消息就告诉我。

Tell me if there is good news.