电
话

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The word 电话 is formed by combining the character 电 (diàn), meaning "electricity", with 话 (huà), meaning "speech" or "talk", to create a compound meaning "electric speech", directly referring to a telephone.

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电话响了，你快去接。

Diànhuà xiǎng le, nǐ kuài qù jiē.

The phone is ringing, go answer it quickly.

我昨天给妈妈打了个电话。

Wǒ zuótiān gěi māma dǎ le gè diànhuà.

I made a phone call to my mom yesterday.

请把公司的电话号码告诉我。

Qǐng bǎ gōngsī de diànhuà hàomǎ gàosu wǒ.

Please tell me the company's telephone number.

他的电话一直占线，我打不通。

Tā de diànhuà yìzhí zhànxiàn, wǒ dǎ bu tōng.

His line is always busy; I can't get through.

请用会议室电话进行国际长途拨号。

Qǐng yòng huìyìshì diànhuà jìnxíng guójì chángtú bōhào.

Please use the conference room phone to make an international long-distance call.

Word Definition - 电话

diàn huà telephone; CL:部[bù]; phone call; CL:通[tōng]; phone number

Individual Character Details

电 diàn
话 huà, huà