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CHINESE WORD

diàn huà

电话

telephone

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
dian4 hua4
English meanings
blower, phone call, headphone, earpiece, telephone, telephone_call, buzz, earphone, horn, telephone set, phone_call, telephony, phone

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我gěi给tā他dǎ打le了gè个diànhuà电话。

    I called him.

  2. 02

    diànhuà电话xiǎng响le了，kuài快jiē接。

    The phone is ringing; answer it quickly.

  3. 03

    nǐ你de的diànhuà电话hàomǎ号码shì是duōshao多少？

    What's your phone number?

  4. 04

    wǒ我zài在děng等yī一gè个diànhuà电话。

    I'm waiting for a phone call.

  5. 05

    qǐng请gěi给wǒ我dǎ打gè个diànhuà电话。

    Please give me a call.

  6. 06

    tā他guà挂duàn断le了diànhuà电话。

    He hung up the phone.

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