致电

wǒ men yě kě yǐ lìng wài zhì diàn wèn hòu huò tè bié xiě xìn hé wèi wèn kǎ

我们也可以另外致电问候，或特别写信和慰问卡。

We may make extra phone calls or write letters or cards.

tā zhì diàn dà xué yāo qiú duì fāng zuò chū jiě shì dàn zhǐ dé dào le yī xiē wú guān tòng yǎng de guàn yòng tuō cí

他致电大学要求对方作出解释，但只得到了一些无关痛痒的惯用托词。

He phoned the University for an explanation, and he was given the usual unconvincing excuses.