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HSK
to make a telephone call
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *電* | 電* | *電
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
HSK 1
headphones / earphones / telephone receiver
HSK 4
telephone / CL: / phone call / CL: / phone number
HSK 1
to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call
HSK 6
desirable number (for one's telephone, license plate etc) (i.e. one that includes memorable or auspicious combinations of digits)
magnetic card / IC Card (telephone)
HSK 7-9
mobile telephone
incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in; to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
HSK 7-9
telephone directory
fixed-line telephone; landline telephone
microphone / (telephone) receiver; handset / megaphone / (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
HSK 7-9
(Tw) public switched telephone network (PSTN)
telephone set
busy (telephone line)
telephone receiver / headphone; earphone; earpiece / stethoscope
to dial a telephone number
Vodafone (telephone company)
area code / telephone dialing code
hands-free (telephone function)
stored-value card; prepaid card (telephone, transport etc)
(telephone) conference call
telephone line
e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务) / (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
red phone, a telephone in the secure internal phone system used by the CCP elite
radio telephony / wireless telephone
telephone booth
central exchange / telephone exchange / switchboard
telephone card
telephone line / telephone wire
"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
telephone pole / utility pole
area code / telephone dialing code
to dismantle a machine / to terminate a telephone service
telephone network
(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
fixed-line telephone; landline telephone (abbr. for 固定電話|固定电话)
neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call
(telephone) ring / ringing
(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
telephone dial
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)
calling card (telephone)
automatic telephone exchange
(old) (loanword) telephone
mobile telephone
to inform by telegraph, telephone etc
telephone booth
telephone contact notebook; address book
telephone network
electric pole / telephone pole
telephone signal
(of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine) designed to have a card or ticket inserted
(telephone) extension / CL: 臺|台
electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
to eavesdrop / to tap (telephone conversations) / to intercept and investigate
(Tw) to make a telephone call (generally as a representative of a company, school or agency etc, to an individual, often for the purpose of conducting a survey) (abbr. for 電話訪問|电话访问)
switchboard operator; telephone operator
electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number / SIM replacement
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *么* | 么* | *么
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of , to shout


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