回电 (huí diàn) — to reply by telegram, to wire back
Definition
回电 means to reply by telegram or telex — a dated, formal term from the era of wired communication. Today it survives mostly in fixed business phrases like 请回电确认.
verb
to reply by telegramto wire back
Examples
- 回电。Tā zuó tiān gěi wǒ huí diàn le.He wired me back yesterday.
- ，。Tā zhī huí guò yí cì diàn, zhī hòu jiù méi le xiāo xi.He only replied by telegram once, and then there was no news.
- 回电。Qǐng jǐn kuài huí diàn què rèn.Please reply by telegram to confirm as soon as possible.
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