Writing
通话 (tōng huà) — how to say "talk on the phone" in Chinese
通话
Talk on the phone
verb
Character composition
通
to pass through, to communicate
话
speech, words
Radicals / Keys
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
通话十分钟
tōng huà shí fēn zhōng
talk on the phone for ten minutes
和爸爸通话
hé bà ba tōng huà
talk on the phone with dad
Examples
我每天和妈妈通话十分钟。
I talk to my mom on the phone for ten minutes every day.
我们通话了。
We had a phone call.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "talk on the phone" in Chinese?
"talk on the phone" in Chinese is 通话 (tōng huà).
通话 meaning in English
通话 (tōng huà) means "Talk on the phone".
How is 通话 pronounced?
It is pronounced tōng huà (written as tong hua, tonghua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "talk on the phone" in Chinese characters?
It is written 通话: 通 has 10 strokes, 话 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 通话?
通话 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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