This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. In the method, a terminal device obtains first information, where the first information is associated with a mode of communication between a first network device and the terminal device and/or a mode of communication between a second network device and the terminal device, and the communication mode includes any one of the following: whether uplink transmission is activated, or whether downlink transmission is activated; and the terminal device determines to communicate with the first network device and/or the second network device based on the first information. In other words, in a network device, an uplink transmission module configured to receive an uplink signal is disabled, or a downlink transmission module configured to send a downlink signal is disabled.