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电话

telephone

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dian4hua4 • diànhuà

Meaning

Primary

telephone

Alternatives

phone call, telephone call

Mnemonic

A 电话 telephone uses 电 electricity to help you 话 talk across long distances.

Usage

电话 在 响

the telephone is ringing

打 电话

make a phone call