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电话

diàn huà · dian hua

Traditional 電話

HSK 1Measure words: 部 bù, 通 tōng

Meaning

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  1. telephone
  2. phone call
  3. phone number
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In a conversation

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Booking by phone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)给(gěi)饭馆(fànguǎn)打(dǎ)个(gè)电话(diànhuà)，订(dìng)位子(wèizi)吧(ba)。

    Call the restaurant and book a table.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)，你(nǐ)打(dǎ)。

    I don't want to make a call. You do it.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一(yī)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)就(jiù)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    I get nervous when I make a call.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)打(dǎ)。咦(yí)，饭馆(fànguǎn)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)订(dìng)位子(wèizi)。

    Fine, I'll call. Oh, the restaurant takes bookings on the phone.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)？

    Then why are we making a call?

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In a sentence

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01

“可(kě)以(yǐ)用(yòng)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)话(huà)吗(ma)？”“请(qǐng)随(suí)意(yì)。”

"May I use this telephone?" "Go ahead."

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)出(chū)去(qù)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)有(yǒu)人(rén)打(dǎ)我(wǒ)电(diàn)话(huà)吗(ma)？

Did anyone call me while I was out?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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电
diàn

lightning; electricity

话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

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