消息灵通

消息靈通
xiāoxi língtōng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 well-informed
  2. 2 always the first to hear the news

Examples

HSK 1
Tā xiāoxi língtōng, gōngsī lǐ de shì tā dōu zhīdào.
She's always well-informed; she knows everything that goes on in the company.
HSK 6
Jù xiāoxi língtōng rénshì tòulù, liǎng jiā gōngsī jíjiāng hébìng.
According to well-informed sources, the two companies are about to merge.

Tips

usage
Describes a person with good channels of news who always hears first. In reports, 消息灵通人士 means "well-informed sources". Same meaning as 信息灵通.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo
息 xī
灵 líng
通 tōng