通訊

通訊

See also: 通讯

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	to question; to ask; to interrogate to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information
trad. (通訊)		通	訊
simp. (通讯)		通	讯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōngxùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung¹ seon³
• Min Nan (POJ): thong-sìn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tōngxùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongshiunn
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: tung¹ seon³
    • Yale: tūng seun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung¹ soen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung¹ sên³
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵn³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 通信 通訊／通讯

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-sìn
    • Tâi-lô: thong-sìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tongsixn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ³³ ɕin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin²¹/

Noun

通訊

1. communication (especially in media)

   通訊系統 / 通讯系统  ―  tōngxùn xìtǒng  ―  communication system

2. news report

Derived terms

即時通訊／即时通讯 (jíshí tōngxùn) 通訊兵／通讯兵 通訊員／通讯员 (tōngxùnyuán) 通訊社／通讯社 (tōngxùnshè)

通訊網／通讯网 (tōngxùnwǎng) 通訊處／通讯处 通訊錄／通讯录 (tōngxùnlù)

Verb

通訊

1. (dated) to send a message by letter or telegram

Synonyms

• 通信 (tōngxìn)