有线电话 (yǒu xiàn diàn huà) — landline telephone; wired telephone
Definition
A landline phone connected by physical wires, contrasted with mobile phones (手机) or cordless phones. The 有线 prefix emphasizes the wired, fixed-line nature of the device.
noun
landline telephonewired telephone
Measure word · 部
Examples
- ，有线电话。Suī rán xiàn zài dōu yòng shǒu jī, dàn hěn duō bàn gōng shì hái bǎo liú zhe yǒu xiàn diàn huà.Although everyone uses mobile phones now, many offices still keep landline phones.
- ，有线电话。Shān qū xìn hào bù hǎo, zhǐ yǒu kào yǒu xiàn diàn huà lián xì.The signal is poor in the mountains, so we can only communicate via wired telephone.
- 有线电话，。Wǒ jiā lǐ hái yǒu yí bù yǒu xiàn diàn huà, píng shí hěn shǎo yòng le.My home still has a landline phone, but I rarely use it anymore.
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