Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
电话
diànhuà
Description
电话是一种可以让人们说话的机器，就算离得很远也能听到对方的声音。
电话 is a machine that lets people talk and hear each other's voices even when far apart.
我们常说“打电话”，意思是用电话跟别人说话。
We often say '打电话', which means to use 电话 to talk to someone.
Meanings
电话diànhuà
telephone; a phone call
我给妈妈打了一个电话。
I called my mom.
电话diànhuà
telephone (the device itself)
桌子上有一台电话。
There is a telephone on the table.
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Notes
- Etymology
电 (electric) + 话 (speech), literally "electric speech."
- Nuance
use 打电话 for making a call; 电话 alone refers to the phone or a call.
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