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通话

tōng huà · tong hua

Traditional 通話

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to hold a conversation
  2. to talk over the telephone
  3. phone call
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In a conversation

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Grandma's call

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)和(hé)奶奶(nǎinai)通话(tōnghuà)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you talk to Grandma on the phone?

  2. Liangliang

    通话(tōnghuà)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    We talked for an hour.

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did she say?

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)，天气(tiānqì)冷(lěng)，要(yào)多(duō)穿(chuān)衣服(yīfu)。

    She said it's cold and I should wear more clothes.

  5. Dengdeng

    一(yī)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)的(de)通话(tōnghuà)，就(jiù)说(shuō)这个(zhège)？

    A one-hour call, just for that?

  6. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)了(le)十遍(shíbiàn)。

    She said it ten times.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)想(xiǎng)与(yǔ)客(kè)服(fú)代(dài)表(biǎo)通(tōng)话(huà)，请(qǐng)按(àn)三(sān)。

If you would like to speak to a customer service representative, please press three.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)通(tōng)话(huà)了(le)将(jiāng)近(jìn)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

We talked on the phone for nearly an hour last night.

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