This disclosure provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A terminal device receives first control information and first data from a network device, where the first control information is used to schedule the first data, the first control information includes second information and first information, the second information and the first information indicate that the first data is newly transmitted data or retransmitted data, and indication manners of the second information and the first information are different. The terminal device processes the first data based on the first control information.