电话
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

电话

diànhuà

telephone

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

telephone

02

phone call

03

phone number

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 电话

What does 电话 mean in Chinese?

电话 (diànhuà) means telephone.

How do you pronounce 电话?

电话 is pronounced diànhuà.

Is 电话 an HSK word?

电话 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 电话?

电话 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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