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<th>China</th>
<th>Taiwan</th>
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<td>text message</td>
<td>短信</td>
<td>簡訊</td>
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<td>multimedia message</td>
<td>彩信</td>
<td>多媒體訊息</td>
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<td>WeChat, common in China</td>
<td>微信（消息 xiāoxi）</td>
<td>微信（消息 xùnxí）</td>
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<td>Line, common in Taiwan</td>
<td>Line（消息 xiāoxi）</td>
<td>Line（訊息 xùnxí）</td>
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<td>iMessage</td>
<td>e.g., 我收到一条 iMessage（消息）和一条 WhatsApp（消息）。</td>
<td>e.g., 我收到一條 iMessage （訊息）和一條 WhatsApp （訊息）。</td>
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Bósài
<p>I'd like to know what is the most common word for a &quot;message&quot;, like a SMS or just a message you receive on internet</p>

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Please see [this answer](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/42947/differences-%e4%bf%a1%e6%81%af-vs-%e8%ae%af%e6%81%af)
Michaelyus
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What is the difference between 讯息 and 消息 and 信息?
# What is the difference between 讯息 and 消息 and 信息?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-23)

I'd like to know what is the most common word for a "message", like a SMS or just a message you receive on internet

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Please see [this answer](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/42947/differences-%e4%bf%a1%e6%81%af-vs-%e8%ae%af%e6%81%af)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-04-24. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

|  | China | Taiwan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| text message | 短信 | 簡訊 |
| multimedia message | 彩信 | 多媒體訊息 |
| WeChat, common in China | 微信（消息 xiāoxi） | 微信（消息 xùnxí） |
| Line, common in Taiwan | Line（消息 xiāoxi） | Line（訊息 xùnxí） |
| iMessage | e.g., 我收到一条 iMessage（消息）和一条 WhatsApp（消息）。 | e.g., 我收到一條 iMessage （訊息）和一條 WhatsApp （訊息）。 |

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