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短信
duǎnxìn
1. text message
2. SMS
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

短
duǎn
brief, short; deficient, lacking
HSK 3 12 丶
信
xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

发短信
fāduǎnxìn
to text
收发短信
shōufāduǎnxìn
to text

Example Sentences (1)

有时候他还会发一些幽默短信。
Yǒu shíhou tā hái huì fā yìxiē yōumò duǎnxìn.
Sometimes he also sends some funny text messages.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,776 of 84,292