电话diàn huàtelephone
电话 (diàn huà) means "telephone" or "phone call." As telephone, see 我家的电话在桌子上 (Our home telephone is on the table). As phone call, see 我明天给你打电话 (I will give you a phone call tomorrow) and 妈妈晚上给我打电话了 (Mom gave me a phone call in the evening). This entry covers these two senses.
What does 电话 mean?
- 1.
telephonenoun
- 2.
phone callnoun
What do the characters in 电话 mean?
- 电electric
- 话spoken words
How do you use 电话?
See it in 我家的电话在桌子上, 我明天给你打电话 and 妈妈晚上给我打电话了.
Patterns
给 + person + 打电话
我明天给你打电话。
Wǒ míngtiān gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà.
I will give you a phone call tomorrow.
What are some examples of 电话 in a sentence?
How is 电话 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你明天在家吗?
Nǐ míngtiān zài jiā ma?
Will you be at home tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
在。
Zài.
Yes.
- Speaker A:
我明天给你打电话。
Wǒ míngtiān gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.
I will give you a phone call tomorrow.
- Speaker B:
好,我等你的电话。
Hǎo, wǒ děng nǐ de diànhuà.
OK, I'll wait for your call.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.