主叫 (zhǔ jiào) — (verb) to make a call (as the calling party)

Definition

Technical/telecom term for the party who initiates a phone call (the caller, not the recipient 被叫). Mostly used in service descriptions and billing contexts.

verb

to make a call (as the calling party)

Examples

主叫。
Tā zhǔ jiào le sān cì dōu méi rén jiē.
He called three times but no one answered.
主叫，。
Qǐng xiān zhǔ jiào, rán hòu děng dài duì fāng jiē tīng.
Please call first, then wait for the other party to answer.
主叫。
zhǔ jiào Shí yào zhù yì tōng huà shí jiān.
When making a call, pay attention to the call duration.

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