电话 diànhuà telephone
telephone; phone call; phone number
How to remember 电话: 电 electricity + 话 speech = telephone.
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How it is used
- 'Telephone / phone call' - 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) make a call; 接电话 (jiē diànhuà) answer one.
- Also 'phone number': 留个电话 (liú ge diànhuà) leave your number. The device itself is now usually 手机 (shǒujī, cellphone).
Example sentences
- 刚才有你的电话。 Gāngcái yǒu nǐ de diànhuà.You received a call a short while ago.
- 这是我的电话号码。 Zhè shì wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ.This is my telephone number.
- 她们提供电话服务。 Tāmen tígōng diànhuà fúwù.They provide telephone service.
- 这部手机可以拨打国际电话。 Zhè bù shǒujī kěyǐ bōdǎ guójì diànhuà.This cell phone can make international calls.