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电话 (diàn huà): telephone, phone call

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 1noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
telephone, phone call
Characters
2
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 1

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • telephone
  • phone call
  • phone number
  • telephone
  • phone (device)
  • phone number (in context, e.g., 电话号码)

Chinese explanation

  • 用电话机或手机通话的设备，也指通过这种设备进行的通话。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

lightning

dialect

Example sentences

。

I have something to tell you, so I need to call you.

？

What is your phone number?

，。

The phone is ringing; please answer it.

。

He is using the phone to discuss business.

。

I call my mother once every day.

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