电话 (diàn huà) — telephone (device); phone call; phone number
Definition
电话 covers both the phone device and a phone call/number — a broad everyday word. 手机 is the modern mobile phone; use 通话 for the act of talking on the phone.
noun
telephone (device)phone callphone number
Measure word · 部, 通
Examples
- 电话。Wǒ dǎ le yí gè diàn huà.I made a phone call.
- 电话。Zhè ge diàn huà hěn hǎo.This telephone is very good.
- 电话。Wǒ de diàn huà shì yī èr sān sì wǔ liù.My phone number is 123456.
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