信息 (seon3 sik1 | xin4 xi1) : news; tidings; information

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信息

seon3 sik1

xin4 xi1

news; tidings; information

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 39,800,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

信息

This word has been viewed 2274 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 22nd Jan 2005 07:27 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

信 seon3 - honest; trust; letter; believe
息 sik1 - breath; news; cease; rest; interest

14 compounds containing this word:

信息技術 - information technology (IT)
信息時代 - information age
信息管理 - information management
信息系統 - information system
信息資源 - information resource
表面信息 - surface information
化學信息素 - semiochemical
信息安全 - information security
信息服務 - information service
信息產業 - information industry
信息高速公路 - the "Information Superhighway"
中國國防科技信息中心 - China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)
Common Formations:
遺傳信息 - hereditary (or genetic) information
中文信息處理 - Chinese information processing

3 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

訊息 seon3 sik1 xun4 xi1 = message

遜色 seon3 sik1 xun4 se4 = inferior

瞬息 seon3 sik1 shun4 xi1 [PRC] xi2 [TW] = instant; flash; twinkling

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Decimal representation of this word: 信息

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