有线电话 (yǒu) — 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.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 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, píng shí hěn shǎo yòng le.My home still has a landline phone, but I rarely use it anymore.
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