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主叫 (zhǔ jiào) — (verb) to make a call (as the calling party)

Definition

Technical/telecom term for the party who initiates a phone call (the caller, not the recipient 被叫). Mostly used in service descriptions and billing contexts.

verb
to make a call (as the calling party)

Examples

  • 主叫。
    Tā zhǔ jiào le sān cì dōu méi rén jiē.
    He called three times but no one answered.
  • 主叫，。
    Qǐng xiān zhǔ jiào, rán hòu děng dài duì fāng jiē tīng.
    Please call first, then wait for the other party to answer.
  • 主叫。
    zhǔ jiào Shí yào zhù yì tōng huà shí jiān.
    When making a call, pay attention to the call duration.

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