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電話

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

電話 在 響

the telephone is ringing

打 電話

make a phone call