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电话
電話
diànhuà
1. telephone
2. CL:[[部<bù>]]
3. phone call
4. CL:[[通<tōng>]]
5. phone number
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Character Breakdown

电
diàn
electricity; electric; lightning
HSK 1 5 丶
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

打电话
dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
HSK 1
通电话
tōngdiànhuà
to phone sb up
电话机
diànhuàjī
telephone equipment
电话簿
diànhuàbù
telephone directory
电话网
diànhuàwǎng
telephone network
电话卡
diànhuàkǎ
telephone card
电话线
diànhuàxiàn
telephone line
电话亭
diànhuàtíng
telephone booth
电话门
DiànhuàMén
"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
无线电话
wúxiàndiànhuà
radio telephony
电话服务
diànhuàfúwù
telephone service
电话网路
diànhuàwǎnglù
telephone network
电话线路
diànhuàxiànlù
telephone line
电话铃声
diànhuàlíngshēng
(telephone) ring
电话会议
diànhuàhuìyì
(telephone) conference call
网际电话
wǎngjìdiànhuà
Internet phone
行动电话
xíngdòngdiànhuà
mobile telephone
长途电话
chángtúdiànhuà
long-distance call
电话信号
diànhuàxìnhào
telephone signal
电话区码
diànhuàqūmǎ
area code

Example Sentences (10)

82304155，这是李老师的电话吗？
82304155,zhè shì lǐ lǎoshī de diànhuà ma?
82304155, is this Teacher Li's phone number?
Text 3
早上有你一个电话。
Zǎoshang yǒu nǐ yí gè diànhuà.
There was a phone call for you this morning.
Text 2
电话是谁打的？
Diànhuà shì shéi dǎ de?
Who made the phone call?
Text 2
不是。她的电话是82304156。
bú shì.tā de diàn huà shì bā èr sān líng sì yī wǔ liù.
No. Her phone number is 82304156.
Text 3
好的。王经理两点左右来了个电话。
Hǎo de.Wáng jīnglǐ liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu lái le gè diànhuà.
Okay. Manager Wang called around two o'clock.
Text 2
太好了！记得给大山打个电话，让他马上过来。
Tài hǎo le! Jì de gěi Dà shān dǎ gè diàn huà, ràng tā mǎ shàng guò lái.
Great! Remember to call Dashan and have him come over right away.
Text 3
电话里讲不明白，你来我家吧，我给你讲讲。
Diànhuà lǐ jiǎng bù míngbai, nǐ lái wǒ jiā ba, wǒ gěi nǐ jiǎng jiǎng.
I can't explain it clearly over the phone. Come to my place; I'll explain it to you.
Text 2
没关系，你先把电视节目看完吧，然后再给我回电话。
Méiguānxi,nǐ xiān bǎ diànshì jiémù kàn wán ba,ránhòu zài gěi wǒ huí diànhuà.
It's okay, finish watching the TV show first, then call me back.
Text 2
回来就让他给我打个电话。
Huí lái jiù ràng tā gěi wǒ dǎ gè diànhuà.
Have him call me when he gets back.
Text 2
我上大学时最好的朋友去了南方工作，我们俩已经好久没联系了，我一会儿就给她打个电话。
Wǒ shàng dàxué shí zuì hǎo de péngyǒu qù le Nánfāng gōngzuò,wǒmen liǎ yǐjīng hǎo jiǔ méi liánxì le,wǒ yíhuìr jiù gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà.
My best friend from when I was in college went to the south to work. We haven’t been in touch for a long time. I’ll give her a call in a little while.
Text 3

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