忙音 (máng yīn) — busy signal (on the phone); busy tone

Definition

Examples

• 我打电话的时候，听到了忙音。
  Wǒ dǎ diàn huà de shí hou, tīng dào le máng yīn.
  I heard a busy signal when I called.
• 电话那头传来忙音，说明她在忙。
  Diàn huà nà tóu chuán lái máng yīn, shuō míng tā zài máng.
  A busy tone came from the other end of the line, meaning she was busy.
• 等了一会儿，忙音还是响个不停，我就挂了。
  Děng le yí huì r, máng yīn hái shì xiǎng gè bù tíng, wǒ jiù guà le.
  After waiting a while, the busy signal kept ringing, so I hung up.