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电报

diàn bào · dian bao

Traditional 電報

HSK 7–9Measure words: 封 fēng, 份 fèn

Meaning

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  1. telegram
  2. cable
  3. telegraph
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Grandpa and the telegram

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)年轻(niánqīng)的(de)时候(shíhou)，用(yòng)电报(diànbào)，不是(bùshì)手机(shǒujī)。

    When my grandpa was young, he used telegrams, not phones.

  2. Liangliang

    电报(diànbào)怎么(zěnme)发(fā)？

    How did you send a telegram?

  3. Dengdeng

    要(yào)去(qù)邮局(yóujú)，每个(měigè)字(zì)都(dōu)要(yào)钱(qián)。

    You went to the post office, and every character cost money.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)说(shuō)一句(yījù)我(wǒ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，要(yào)付(fù)三个(sāngè)字(zì)的(de)钱(qián)吗(ma)？

    So if I say I am fine, I pay for three characters?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)他们(tāmen)写(xiě)得(de)很(hěn)短(duǎn)。

    Yes, so they wrote very short messages.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)发(fā)的(de)消息(xiāoxi)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)，用(yòng)电报(diànbào)我(wǒ)会(huì)破产(pòchǎn)。

    My messages are so long. With telegrams I would be broke.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)到(dào)伦(lún)敦(dūn)就(jiù)给(gěi)我(wǒ)发(fā)了(le)电(diàn)报(bào)。

On his arrival in London, he sent me a telegram.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Yorwba · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)你(nǐ)到(dào)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)发(fā)一(yí)份(fèn)电(diàn)报(bào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)。

Send us a telegram when you arrive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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