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Telecommunications in Chinese

telecommunications · HSK 6

通讯 tōng xùn

  1. 通 tōng to go through
  2. 讯 xùn news

山里的通讯不太方便。 Communication in the mountains isn't very convenient.

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How do you say telecommunications in Chinese?

Telecommunications in Chinese is 通讯 (tōng xùn).

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