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Phone and messages
Calling, WeChat-style chatting, and 听不清.
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone / call | 打电话 is the chunk; 给 + person. | |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone | 没电了 = died / no power. | |
| 号码 | hàomǎ | number (phone, etc.) | 多少, not 几, for long numbers. | |
| 发 | fā | to send (a message) | 发短信 for SMS. | |
| 微信 | Wēixìn | 加 = add as a contact. | ||
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online | Wi-Fi often 无线网 / Wi-Fi as a loanword. | |
| 信号 | xìnhào | signal | Useful on the subway. | |
| 听不清 | tīng bu qīng | can’t hear clearly | Potential complement: 听 + 不 + 清. | |
| 等一下 | děng yíxià | wait a moment | 一下 keeps it brief and polite. | |
| 打错了 | dǎ cuò le | wrong number | 错 after the verb = done incorrectly. | |
| 回电 | huí diàn | to call back | Also 回电话. | |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient | Polite phone opener. |