telephone · CL:部 bù · phone call · CL:通 tōng · phone number

diàn huà

d+iàn·4th toneh+uà·4th tone

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The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

我在洗澡的时候，电话响了。

I'll call you around five o'clock.

我会在5点左右打电话给你。

Shall I have him call you when he gets back? "Yes, please."

“等他回来，我要让他给你打电话吗？”“是的，谢谢。”

He's talking on the telephone.

他正在打电话。

Where can I get a telephone card?

我在哪儿可以弄到电话卡？

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