This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus, applicable to scenarios of combination use of a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) and a paging early indication (PEI), to reduce paging false alarms by monitoring a paging message in a dual-layer grouping manner. In the method, a first wake-up signal is first received by using a first receiver having relatively low operating power, and then a second wake-up signal is received by using a second receiver having relatively high operating power, to monitor paging based on the second wake-up signal.