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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 通信

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
通信 tōng xìn - to correspond (by letter, email etc)
- to send or receive messages through telecommunications

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 5,547 3,080 7,383

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tōng- to go through
- to know well
- (suffix) expert
- to connect
- to communicate
- open
- to clear
- classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng- classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
xìn- letter
- mail
- CL:封[feng1]
- to trust
- to believe
- to profess faith in
- truthful
- confidence
- trust
- at will
- at random

Other Words Containing 通信

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
通信 - 3 5,547 3,080 7,383
通信卫星 - - 49,353 46,886 86,721
通信地址 - - 62,433 - -