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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.communicate by telephone
她正与妈妈通话。
She is on the phone with her mother.
我刚才同朋友通话。
I just made a call to my friend.
我不想打断他的通话。
I didn’t want to break in on his telephone conversation.
- 2
v.converse; communicate; hold conversation
他们用英语通话。
The two of them talked in English.
他和那法国人用英语通话。
He conversed with the Frenchman in English.
Word usage
- Separable word"通" and "话" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我跟他通了几分钟话。
I communicated with him by telephone for a few minutes.
我还没跟他通过话呢。
I haven't called him yet.
他跟老朋友通完话，特别兴奋。
He was very excited after talking with his old friend.
- Reduplication"通话" can be reduplicated, for example: "通通话".
我想和女儿通通话。
I want to talk to my daughter by phone.