"Information" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xìn xī information / news / message
 zī liào material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]
 xiāo xi news / information / CL:條|条[tiao2]
 qíng bào information / intelligence
 zī xùn information
 xùn xī information / news / message / text message or SMS
 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
 wén jiàn to smell / to hear / knowledge / information
 shēng qì voice / tone / information
 xùn to question / to ask / to interrogate / rapid / speedy / fast / news / information
 qíng bào jiǎn suǒ information
 qíng zī intelligence / information
 lái yuán source (of information etc) / origin
 fǎn kuì to send back information / feedback
 xìn xī huà informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
 xìn xī jì shù information technology / IT
 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal
 xìn xī zhōng xīn information center / abbr. for 中國人權民運信息中心|中国人权民运信息中心[Zhong1 guo2 ren2 quan2 min2 yun4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1], Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong
 xìn xī xì tǒng information system
 shé tou tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind
 tōng fēng airy / ventilation / to ventilate / to disclose information
 xìn xī guǎn lǐ information management
 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification
 xìn xí zī yuán information resources
 qǐ shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) / to post information / a notice
 xìn xī ān quán information security
 dǐ yùn inside information / concrete details
 guǎn lǐ xìn xī xì tǒng management information system / MI system
 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up
 nèi qíng inside story / inside information
 xìn xī shí dài information age
 mō dǐ to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
 xìn xī xué information science
 xiǎo cè zi booklet / pamphlet / leaflet / information sheet / menu / CL:本[ben3]
 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market
 bǎ bǐng handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb
 fú wù tái service desk / information desk / reception desk
 tōng qì ventilation / aeration / to keep each other informed / to release information
 rén ròu to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing) (abbr. for 人肉搜索[ren2 rou4 sou1 suo3]) / human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌[ren2 rou4 dun4 pai2], human shield)
 bī wèn to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information
 tīng xìn to listen to information / to get the news / to believe what one hears
 dǐ pái cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
 zhàn pái bus information board / street sign for a bus stop / bus stop
 dì lǐ xìn xí xì tǒng Geographic Information System
 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
  information retrieval
 diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter
 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information
 zǒu lòu to leak (of information, liquid etc) / to divulge
 xìn xī gāo sù gōng lù information superhighway
  information system security
 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information
访 míng chá àn fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
 Guó Xīn Bàn State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China, abbr. for 國務院新聞辦公室|国务院新闻办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Xin1 wen2 Ban4 gong1 shi4]
 xìn xī zhàn information warfare
 xìn xī lùn information theory
  information kit
 Tǎ sī shè TASS / Information Telegraph Agency of Russia
 yǐn zhōng a secret / sth best not told to anyone / confidential information
 zhà to cheat / to swindle / to pretend / to feign / to draw sb out / to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
 lú belly / skin / to state / to pass on information / to display
 mì ér bù xuān to withhold information / to keep sth secret
 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
  public information officer / press information officer
  Minister of Information
 biǎo miàn xìn xī surface information
 guǎn lǐ xìn xī kù Management Information Base / MIB
 jì shù qíng bào information technology / IT
 Měi guó zī xùn jiāo huàn biāo zhǔn mǎ ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
 qiè fēn xìn xī segmental information
 tòu lù xiāo xi to disclose information
 xīn wén chù news service / information agency
 yuē dìng zī xùn sù lu:4 committed information rate (Frame Relay) / CIR
 Zhōng guó Guó fáng Kē jì Xìn xī Zhōng xīn China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)
 shuō míng huì information meeting
 zhèng fǔ xīn wén chù information services department
 Zhōng guó rén quán mín yùn xìn xī zhōng xīn Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong
 rén ròu sōu suǒ to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)
 xìn xī yǔ tōng xùn jì shù information and communication technology, ICT
线 nèi xiàn xiāo xi insider information
 nì bào to withhold information
 zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr to know the first, but not know the second (idiom) / only partial information
 duō méi tǐ zī xùn multimedia information
 fēng huǒ tái fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
 Gōng xìn bù Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)
 qíng bào zī liào intelligence data / intelligence information
 Aī Tī information technology (IT) (loanword)
 tàn fēng to make inquiries about sb or sth / to fish for information
 fàng huà to give orders / to spread news or rumors / to leak certain information intentionally
 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter.
访 míng chá àn fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
访 àn chá míng fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
 fēng suì fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
 huò bào to receive a report / to receive intelligence, information etc
 xùn xī yuán information source
 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
 zī xùn kē jì information technology / science of communications
 chāo jí zǒu láng super-corridor (media) / information super-highway
 chē jí a vehicle's registration information (Tw)
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