贺电 hèdiàn congratulatory telegram
怎么记住“贺电”: 贺 congratulate + 电 electricity = congratulatory telegram.
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用法
- A congratulatory telegram/message - 发贺电 (fā hèdiàn) to send a message of congratulations.
- Formal/diplomatic register: heads of state and organizations send 贺电 on national days, victories, milestones.
- Paired with 贺信 (hèxìn, letter); 贺电 implies a wired/telegraphic official message.