短信
duǎn xìn
Pinyin

Definition

短信
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duǎn xìn
  1. text message
  2. SMS

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信
xìn
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 mail
  3. 3 CL:封[fēng]
  4. 4 to trust
  5. 5 to believe
  6. 6 to profess faith in
  7. 7 truthful
  8. 8 confidence
  9. 9 trust
  10. 10 at will
  11. 11 at random
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
信任
xìn rèn
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
信心
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
信号
xìn hào
  1. 1 signal
信誉
xìn yù
  1. 1 prestige
  2. 2 distinction
  3. 3 reputation
  4. 4 trust
信赖
xìn lài
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
  3. 3 to have faith in
  4. 4 to rely on
坚信
jiān xìn
  1. 1 to believe firmly
  2. 2 without any doubt
微信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
明信片
míng xìn piàn
  1. 1 postcard
短
duǎn
  1. 1 short
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 weak point
  5. 5 fault
短暂
duǎn zàn
  1. 1 of short duration
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 momentary
短期
duǎn qī
  1. 1 short term
  2. 2 short-term
短片
duǎn piàn
  1. 1 short film
  2. 2 video clip

Idioms (20)

信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
  1. 1 the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
  1. 1 at the end of the year (idiom)
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
  1. 1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
  2. 2 absolute certainty about sth
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
  1. 1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
短中抽长
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
  1. 1 to make the best of a bad job
  2. 2 to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
  1. 1 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
  2. 2 (of an article) concise and forceful
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
  1. 1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
  1. 1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我在发短信给老板。
wǒ zài fāduǎnxìn gěi lǎobǎn 。
I am sending a text message to my boss.
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我昨天发短信给你。
wǒ zuótiān fā duǎnxìn gěi nǐ 。
I texted you yesterday.
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你常发短信吗？
nǐ cháng fā duǎnxìn ma ？
Do you often send messages?
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发短信
fā duǎnxìn
to send messages
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不可能，她早上发短信给我说她的班机取消了，所以得多留一天。
bù kěnéng ，tā zǎoshang fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ shuō tā de bānjī qǔxiāo le ，suǒyǐ děi duō liú yītiān 。
That's impossible. She sent me a text this morning saying that her flight was cancelled. She has to stay an extra day.
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这么严重？但你也应该发个短信跟我说一下。
zhème yánzhòng ？dàn nǐ yě yīnggāi fā gè duǎnxìn gēn wǒ shuō yīxià 。
Was it that bad? But you should have sent me a text to let me know.
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事实就是事实，每次开会，你除了滑手机还会干嘛？整天传短信也不怕人闲话。
shìshí jiùshì shìshí ，měicì kāihuì ，nǐ chúle huá shǒujī hái huì gànmá ？zhěngtiān chuán duǎnxìn yě bù pà rén xiánhuà 。
Facts are facts! Every time we have a meeting, you do little else but play with your phone, no? You just send texts all day with little regard for what people might say about you as a result.
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呦，你又知道我在跟人传短信了？
yōu ，nǐ yòu zhīdào wǒ zài gēn rén chuán duǎnxìn le ？
Oi, how do you know I'm texting someone?
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你看看，他传短信来了。
nǐ kàn kan ，tā chuán duǎnxìn lái le 。
Look, he sent a text message.
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他又传短信来了吗？
tā yòu chuán duǎnxìn lái le ma ？
Did he send another message?
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