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短信 duǎnxìn

短信 duǎnxìn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 短信 duǎnxìn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duǎnxìn | duan3 xin4
English translation
text message
SMS

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About 短信 duǎnxìn

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Traditional form

短信 duǎnxìn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 短信 duǎnxìn

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duǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǐ represents the meaning and dòu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

dòu

Semantic compound

shǐ

Positional decomposition

矢豆

Number of Strokes

12
xìn

Explanation

Conveys trusting ( xìn ) what a person ( rén ) says ( yán ).

Positional decomposition

亻言

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 短信 duǎnxìn

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qǐng 发短信 fā duǎn xìn dào 号码 hàomǎ 参加 cānjiā 投票 tóupiào

Send a text message to this number to vote.

gěi 我们 wǒmen xiě 封短 xìn Néng 收到 shōu dào de xìn 总是 zǒngshì ràng rén hěn 高兴 gāoxìng

Drop us a line, it's always great to hear from you.

说真的我们 wǒmen kān le zhè 封短信 dōu xiào le

This little letter gave us a few chuckles, I can tell you.

短信 duǎnxìn Decomposition

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短信 duǎnxìn Compounds

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