通
话

To hold a conversation in Chinese: 通话 (tōng huà)

tōng huà

to hold a conversation

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 通話1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hold a conversation
  2. 2to talk over the telephone
  3. 3phone call

Stroke order

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通
话

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄥ

tōng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

通话

Simplified

通話

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我正在和客户通话，请稍等。

    wǒ zhèng zài hé kè hù tōng huà， qǐng shāo děng。

    I'm on the phone with a client; please wait a moment.

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Related words

话

huà

dialect

通

tōng

to go through

说话

shuō huà

to speak

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

笑话

xiào hua

joke

废话

fèi huà

nonsense

沟通

gōu tōng

to join

话题

huà tí

subject (of a talk or conversation)

神话

shén huà

legend

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