The present disclosure provides example communication methods and example communication apparatuses for non-coherent transmission. One example communication method includes determining Pi first symbols based on a first to-be-modulated bit, where P1=M×N1, N1 is a quantity of resource units used to carry the P1 first symbols, M is a positive integer, and N1 is an integer greater than 1. P2 second symbols are determined based on a second to-be-modulated bit, where P2=M×N2, and N2 is an integer greater than 1. P3 third symbols are determined based on the P1 first symbols and the P2 second symbols, where P3=M×N3, N3 is a quantity of resource units used to carry the P3 third symbols, and N3 is less than or equal to N2. The P1 first symbols and the P3 third symbols are sent.