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电话
diàn huà
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- pinyin
- diàn huà
- simplified
- 电话
- traditional
- 電話
1 · noun
phone call
利用电话设备进行的通话。
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The phone call lasted a long time, and we discussed everything clearly.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
这个电话打了很久，我们把事情都谈清楚了。
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