- 电话diàn huàtelephone (device); phone call; phone numberHSK 1
- 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a phone callHSK 1
- 接jiēto answer (the phone), to pick up (someone), to receive (an object or person); to connect, to join, to catch (e.g., a ball or water)HSK 3
- 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phoneHSK 1
- 信号xìn hàosignal (traffic light or indicator); signal (electronic, e.g. phone or TV)HSK 4
- 通话tōng huàto have a phone conversation, to talk on the phoneHSK 6
- 拨bōto dial (a phone number); to allocate; to set aside (money or resources); (classifier) used for groups, batchesHSK 7-9
- 通讯tōng xùncommunications (the field or system); news report, dispatchHSK 6
- 无线电wú xiàn diànradioHSK 7-9
- 热线rè xiànhotlineHSK 6
- 收音机shōu yīn jīradioHSK 7-9
- 短信duǎn xìntext message, SMSHSK 4
- 来电lái diàn(noun) incoming call, message, or telegram; (verb, of electricity) to come back on after an outage; (verb, figurative) to have instant chemistry or attraction (usually romantic)HSK 7-9
- 接通jiē tōngto put through (a phone call or connection); to connect (a circuit, pipe, or line)HSK 7-9
- 通信tōng xìnto communicate over a distance (by letter, phone, internet, etc.)HSK 6
- 拨打bō dǎto call (by phone); to dialHSK 5
- 铃声líng shēngringing of a bell; ringtoneHSK 7-9
- 传真chuán zhēnfax; facsimileHSK 6
- 监听jiān tīngto monitor (audio, communications, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 传输chuán shūto transmit, to transfer (data, files, signals)HSK 6
- 无线wú xiànwirelessHSK 7-9
- 电报diàn bàotelegram, cable (message)HSK 7-9
- 回电huí diànto reply by telegram, to wire backHSK 7-9
- 不通bù tōng(road, pipe) be obstructed, blocked; (phone, internet) unable to get through; (writing, reasoning) not make sense, illogicalHSK 7-9
- 对讲机duì jiǎng jīwalkie-talkie; intercomHSK 7-9
- 拨号bō hàoto dial (a number)HSK 7-9
- 讯号xùn hàosignalHSK 7-9
- 电话线diàn huà xiàntelephone lineHSK 7-9
- 天线tiān xiànantenna; aerial; mast; (figurative) connections with high-ranking officials; inside informationHSK 7-9
- 电话亭diàn huà tíngtelephone booth, call boxHSK 7-9
- 话筒huà tǒngmicrophone (for speaking, singing, or recording); telephone handset, receiverHSK 6
- 致电zhì diànto call (by telephone, formal); to send a telegram (formal, now rare)HSK 7-9
- 打通dǎ tōngto get through (on the phone); to open up / clear (a path, blockage, or channel)HSK 7-9
- 有线yǒu xiànwired (as in cable connection, wired network)HSK 7-9
- 接线员jiē xiàn yuánswitchboard operatorHSK 7-9
- 电话簿diàn huà bùtelephone directory; phone bookHSK 7-9
- 通电话tōng diàn huàto make a phone call; to speak on the phone (formal/emphasising connection)HSK 7-9
- 漫游màn yóuto roam, to travel around freely; to roam (mobile phone connecting through a foreign network)HSK 7-9
- 转接zhuǎn jiētransfer (of a call or connection); switching; relayHSK 7-9
- 公用电话gōng yòng diàn huàpublic telephone; payphoneHSK 7-9
- 接收器jiē shōu qìreceiver (device that receives signals)HSK 7-9
- 传呼chuán hūto page (someone); to notify of a phone callHSK 7-9
- 传真机chuán zhēn jīfax machineHSK 7-9
- 座机zuò jīlandline (telephone)HSK 7-9
- 电话会议diàn huà huì yìteleconference; conference callHSK 7-9
- 分机fēn jīextension (telephone line)HSK 7-9
- 专线zhuān xiàndedicated line (telephone, bus, railway, etc.); hotline (customer service or special-purpose phone line)HSK 7-9
- 无线电话wú xiàn diàn huàwireless phone; radiotelephoneHSK 7-9
- 拨通bō tōngto get through (on the phone), to successfully reach someone by dialingHSK 7-9
- 电话铃diàn huà língtelephone ring (sound)HSK 7-9
- 中继站zhōngrelay stationHSK 7-9
- 总机zǒng jītelephone exchange; switchboard; (by extension) switchboard operatorHSK 7-9
- 调频tiáo pínfrequency modulation (FM)HSK 7-9
- 传回chuán huíto transmit back (data, signals, information)HSK 7-9
- 电信diàn xìntelecommunicationsHSK 7-9
- 电波diàn bōradio wave; electromagnetic wave (especially radio-frequency)HSK 7-9
- 电话费diàn huà fèitelephone bill, phone chargeHSK 7-9
- 传呼机chuánpagerHSK 7-9
- 占线zhàn xiàn(of a telephone line) to be busy, to be engagedHSK 5
- 听筒tīng tǒng(telephone) receiver; earphone; headphone; stethoscopeHSK 7-9