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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

短信 [duǎnxìn]
  1. 1. noun text message

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

短信 [duǎnxìn]
  1. 1. Information limited in length transferred via mobile phones; text message
  2. 2. SMS: an abbreviation for "短信息服务".

Examples

我习惯用笔形输入法来编辑手机短信
I am used to typing text messages in Chinese via the forms of strokes, and their combination. 笔形
我刚刚编辑了一条超长的短信
I've just written a super-long short message. 超长
她娴熟地发着短信, 把手机按键按得不住地咔嗒响。
She is sending text messages with unerring skill, the keys are being tapped. 咔嗒
接到他的短信,我当时就给他回了电话。
I called him back as soon as I received his text. 当时
一封短信
a short letter
发个短信,把祝福遥寄给远方的亲人。 遥寄
Drop me a line.
给我寄封短信来。 drop
Drop me a line.
请寄给我一封短信 line
I borrowed her phone yesterday and a text arrived from her friend.
昨天我向她借了电话,收到了她朋友的一条短信 borrow
Mary had texted me the address of the restaurant.
玛丽发短信告诉了我饭店的地址。

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