消息 xiāoxi — news, a piece of news, a message
xiāoxi (first tone, high and level)xiao1xi
news, a piece of news, a message
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 条Measure word 个
Meanings
news, a piece of news, a message
A piece of information about something that happened, passed from one person to another — good or bad, spoken or written. 新闻 is the organised news from a broadcast; 消息 is any word that reaches you, from a headline to a friend’s text.
noun
Example sentences
- 我有一个好消息要告诉你。我有一個好消息要告訴你。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) hǎo (third tone, dipping) xiāoxi (first tone, high and level) yào (fourth tone, falling) gàosu (fourth tone, falling) nǐ. (third tone, dipping)···
I have good news to tell you.
- 他从新闻里知道了这个消息。他從新聞裡知道了這個消息。Tā (first tone, high and level) cóng (second tone, rising) xīnwén (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone) zhīdàole (first tone, high and level) zhège (fourth tone, falling) xiāoxi. (first tone, high and level)···
He learned this news from the news broadcast.
Common mistakes
Not quite他给我了一个消息。
Correct他告诉了我一个消息。
News is something you 告诉 (tell) someone, not 给 (hand over) the way an object is given — 消息 travels by speech, so the verb should be one of telling.