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信号xìn hàosignal

HSK 4word

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信号 (xìn hào) means "signal." It names a sign, sound, or light that passes on a message, and in daily life it often means the reception of a phone or network, as in 没有信号 (no signal) and 信号不好 (poor reception). It is a noun often used with 有, 没有, or 好.

What does 信号 mean?

  1. 1.

    signalnoun

What do the characters in 信号 mean?

  • 信not compositional here
  • 号(bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4])

How do you use 信号?

信号 often comes after 有 / 没有 or before 好 / 不好 when talking about phone reception.

Patterns

  • 信号 + 好 / 不好

    外面信号很好。

    Wàimiàn xìnhào hěn hǎo.

    The signal is good outside.

What are some examples of 信号 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    这里手机没有信号。

    Zhèlǐ shǒujī méiyǒu xìnhào.

    There's no phone signal here.

  2. HSK 3

    房间里信号不好。

    Fángjiān lǐ xìnhào bù hǎo.

    The signal is poor in the room.

  3. HSK 3

    看到我的信号就开始。

    Kàndào wǒ de xìnhào jiù kāishǐ.

    Start when you see my signal.

How is 信号 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你听得见我说话吗？

    Nǐ tīng de jiàn wǒ shuōhuà ma?

    Can you hear me?

  2. Speaker B:

    听不清楚，这里信号不好。

    Tīng bu qīngchu, zhèlǐ xìnhào bù hǎo.

    Not clearly. The signal is bad here.

  3. Speaker A:

    我出去给你打吧。

    Wǒ chūqù gěi nǐ dǎ ba.

    Let me go outside and call you.

  4. Speaker B:

    好，我等你的电话。

    Hǎo, wǒ děng nǐ de diànhuà.

    OK, I'll wait for your call.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.