话机 (huà jī) — telephone (device, handset)

Definition

话机 (huàjī) refers to the physical telephone device/handset itself, not the network or call. More concrete and old-fashioned than the everyday word 电话.

noun

telephone (device, handset)

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Examples

话机。
Tā ná qǐ huà jī bō le yí gè hào mǎ.
He picked up the phone and dialed a number.
。
Bàn gōng shì de huà jī yì zhí xiǎng gè bù tíng.
The phone in the office kept ringing.
。
Zhè bù lǎo huà jī hái néng yòng.
This old phone still works.

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