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消息

xiāo xi · xiao xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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听(tīng)到(dào)消(xiāo)息(xi)，她(tā)晕(yūn)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

On hearing the news, she fainted.

我(wǒ)听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)淡(dàn)路(lù)发(fā)生(shēng)大(dà)地(dì)震(zhèn)的(de)消(xiāo)息(xi)。

I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.

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to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce

breath; news

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.