消息靈通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. well-informed source
  2. person with inside information

CHARACTERS

消 xiāo
HSK 4
vanish, die out; melt away
息 xi
HSK 2
rest, put stop to, end, cease
靈 líng spirit, soul; spiritual world
通 tōng
HSK 4
pass through, common, communicate
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
士 shì
HSK 4
scholar, gentleman; soldier