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Telecommunication in Chinese

telecommunication · HSK 6

通信 tōng xìn

  1. 通 tōng to go through
  2. 信 xìn letter

地震后,这里的通信中断了。 After the earthquake, communications here were cut off.

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How do you say telecommunication in Chinese?

Telecommunication in Chinese is 通信 (tōng xìn).

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