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How do you say "to answer (the phone)" in Chinese?
接电话
jiē diàn huà
In Chinese, "to answer (the phone)" is 接电话.
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Pronunciation
Say JYE (falling tone), then dyan (falling tone), then hwah (falling tone). All three syllables drop downward in pitch.
Writing and usage
Three characters combine. 接 has eleven strokes with a hand radical. 电 has five strokes. 话 has ten strokes.
Example sentence
她接电话了。
She answered the phone.
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How to remember 接电话
The hand radical in 接 shows the action of taking or receiving. You take the phone call into your hand.
Related words
- ask 问 wèn
- leave 离开 lí kāi
- see 看 kàn
- mail 寄 jì
- sleep 睡觉 shuì jiào
- smell 闻 wén
- stick 贴 tiē
- take off 脱 tuō
- try 尝试 cháng shì
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Questions about 接电话
How do you say "to answer (the phone)" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to answer (the phone)" is 接电话. It is a noun.
How is 接电话 written in Chinese?
Three characters combine. 接 has eleven strokes with a hand radical. 电 has five strokes. 话 has ten strokes.
How is 接电话 used in a sentence?
Use 接电话 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 她接电话了。 (She answered the phone.).
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