How to say “talk on the phone” in Chinese
talk on the phone; call
“Talk on the phone” in Chinese is 通话, tōng huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
通话 is read tōng 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
On the left, 辶 “walk”. Inside, 甬 — as in 痛 tòng and 桶 tǒng.
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 “通话”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 通话. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她的普通话很标准tādepǔtōnghuàhěnbiāozhǔnHer Putonghua is very standard.
- 你的普通话说得真标准！nǐdepǔtōnghuàshuōdezhēnbiāozhǔnYour Putonghua is so standard!
- 中国一直在推广普通话。ZhōngguóyìzhízàituīguǎngpǔtōnghuàChina has long been promoting Putonghua.
- 我们昨天视频通话了一个小时wǒmenzuótiānshìpíntōnghuàleyígexiǎoshíYesterday we had an hour-long video call.
- 视频通话的时候，我怎么看不见你？shìpíntōnghuàdeshíhou,wǒzěnmekànbujiànnǐWhy can't I see you during the video call?
- 普通话有四个声调。pǔtōnghuàyǒusìgeshēngdiàoPutonghua has four tones.
More words from the lesson “Communication and data”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “talk on the phone” in Chinese?
“Talk on the phone” in Chinese is 通话, pinyin tōnghuà.
What does 通话 mean?
通话 (tōnghuà) means “talk on the phone; call”.
How do you write 通话?
通话 is 2 characters: 通 (tōng) — go through; connect; 话 (huà) — speech, words. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 通话?
通话 is read tōnghuà. Tones: tōng — first tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“talk on the phone” in the lesson “Communication and data”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. 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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