A communication method, wherein the method comprises: determining N time-frequency resource groups, wherein each of the N time-frequency resource groups comprises at least one time-frequency resource, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; receiving transmission indication information from a network device, wherein the transmission indication information comprises a bit sequence used to indicate transmission statuses of the N time-frequency resource groups, N bit groups in the bit sequence are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N time-frequency resource groups, and each of the N bit groups comprises at least one bit; and performing data transmission with the network device based on a transmission status of each of the N time-frequency resource groups, wherein when an i th time-frequency resource group in the N time-frequency resource groups is separated by M first symbols in time domain, and M is positive integer, an (i-1) th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of an (i-1) th time-frequency resource group and a transmission status of a time-frequency resource before the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group, and an i th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of a time-frequency resource after the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group, wherein i is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to N; or an i th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of a time-frequency resource before the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group, and an (i+1) th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of a time-frequency resource after the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group and a transmission status of an (i+1) th time-frequency resource group, wherein i is a positive integer less than or equal to N-1. determining N time-frequency resource groups, wherein each of the N time-frequency resource groups comprises at least one time-frequency resource, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; receiving transmission indication information from a network device, wherein the transmission indication information comprises a bit sequence used to indicate transmission statuses of the N time-frequency resource groups, N bit groups in the bit sequence are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N time-frequency resource groups, and each of the N bit groups comprises at least one bit; and performing data transmission with the network device based on a transmission status of each of the N time-frequency resource groups, wherein when an i th time-frequency resource group in the N time-frequency resource groups is separated by M first symbols in time domain, and M is positive integer, an (i-1) th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of an (i-1) th time-frequency resource group and a transmission status of a time-frequency resource before the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group, and an i th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of a time-frequency resource after the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group, wherein i is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to N; or an i th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of a time-frequency resource before the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group, and an (i+1) th bit group in the bit sequence indicates a transmission status of a time-frequency resource after the M first symbols in the i th time-frequency resource group and a transmission status of an (i+1) th time-frequency resource group, wherein i is a positive integer less than or equal to N-1.