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telephone

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dian4hua4 • diànhuà

Meaning


Primary

telephone

Alternatives

phone call, telephone call

Mnemonic


A 電話 telephone uses 電 electricity to help you 話 talk across long distances.

Usage


媽媽 正在 講 電話。

Mom is talking on the phone.

這 支 電話 壞 了。

This telephone is broken.

電話 在 桌子 上。

The telephone is on the table.

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