How to say “phone” in Chinese
phone; call
“Phone” in Chinese is 电话, diàn huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
电话 is read diàn huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally a picture of lightning.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电话”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 电话. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我晚上给你打电话。wǒwǎnshanggěinǐdǎdiànhuàI’ll call you this evening.
- 他正在打电话tāzhèngzàidǎdiànhuàHe’s on the phone right now.
- 开完会2我给你打电话kāiwánhuìwǒgěinǐdǎdiànhuàI'll call you after the meeting.
- 你的电话号码是多少？nǐdediànhuàhàomǎshìduōshaoWhat’s your phone number?
- 他没接电话tāméijiēdiànhuàHe didn't answer the phone.
- 你留个电话，我好联系你。nǐliúgediànhuà,wǒhǎoliánxìnǐLeave your phone number so I can contact you.
More words from the lesson “Hello?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “phone” in Chinese?
“Phone” in Chinese is 电话, pinyin diànhuà.
What does 电话 mean?
电话 (diànhuà) means “phone; call”.
How do you write 电话?
电话 is 2 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 话 (huà) — speech, words. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 电话?
电话 is read diànhuà. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“phone” in the lesson “Hello?”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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