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公用电话
gōngyòng diànhuà
Description
公用电话是放在街上或者车站的电话，很多人都可以用。
A 公用电话 is a phone placed on the street or at stations for many people to use.
现在大家都有手机，所以用公用电话的人越来越少了。
Now that everyone has a mobile phone, fewer people use 公用电话.
Meanings
公用电话gōngyòng diànhuà
public telephone; pay phone
车站门口有一个公用电话。
There is a public phone at the station entrance.
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Notes
- Etymology
公用 (public use) + 电话 (telephone), literally "phone for public use".
- Nuance
increasingly rare in daily life as 手机 (mobile phones) have replaced them.
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