通话 通話
通话 通話 tōng huà ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung1 waa6 HSK 6
- to hold a conversation
- to talk over the telephone
- phone call
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More words with these characters
通
- 不通 bù tōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bat1 tung1 to be obstructed
- 交通 jiāo tōng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ gaau1 tung1 to be connected
- 卡通 kǎ tōng ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ kaa1 tung1 cartoon (loanword)
- 打通 dǎ tōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ daa2 tung1 to open access
- 接通 jiē tōng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄨㄥ zip3 tung1 to connect
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- 拨通 撥通 bō tōng ㄅㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ but6 tung1 to get through to sb on the phone
- 普通 pǔ tōng ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ pou2 tung1 common
- 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄥ coeng3 tung1 unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
- 流通 liú tōng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥ lau4 tung1 to circulate; to distribute
- 沟通 溝通 gōu tōng ㄍㄡ ㄊㄨㄥ kau1 tung1 to join; to connect; to link up
- 疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 to unblock
- 相通 xiāng tōng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ soeng1 tung1 interlinked
- 精通 jīng tōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ zing1 tung1 to be proficient in
- 变通 變通 biàn tōng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bin3 tung1 pragmatic
- 贯通 貫通 guàn tōng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gun3 tung1 to link up
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 通信 tōng xìn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tung1 seon3 to correspond (by letter, email etc)
- 通告 tōng gào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ tung1 gou3 to announce; to give notice
- 通报 通報 tōng bào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˋ tung1 bou3 to inform
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
话 話
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 实话 實話 shí huà ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sat6 waa6 truth
- 对话 對話 duì huà ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ deoi3 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 会话 會話 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wui6 waa2 (language learning) conversation
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- 的话 的話 de huà ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dik1 waa6 if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 神话 神話 shén huà ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ san4 waa2 legend
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 话剧 話劇 huà jù ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ waa2 kek6 stage play
- 话筒 話筒 huà tǒng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ waa6 tung2 microphone
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 话费 話費 huà fèi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ waa6 fai3 call charge
- 话题 話題 huà tí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ waa6 tai4 subject (of a talk or conversation)
- 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谎话 謊話 huǎng huà ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fong1 waa6 lie
- 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gong2 waa6 a speech
- 电话 電話 diàn huà ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ din6 waa2 telephone
Idioms with these characters
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 博识多通 博識多通 bó shí duō tōng ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ bok3 sik1 do1 tung1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
- 串通一气 串通一氣 chuàn tōng yī qì ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄑㄧˋ cyun3 tung1 jat1 hei3 to act in collusion (idiom)
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- 狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1 (idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
- 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
- 互通有无 互通有無 hù tōng yǒu wú ㄏㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˊ wu6 tung1 jau5 mou4 (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back
- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 钱可通神 錢可通神 qián kě tōng shén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄕㄣˊ cin4 ho2 tung1 san4 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
- 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ jung4 wui6 gun3 tung1 (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
- 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ san4 tung1 gwong2 daai6 (idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
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- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
- 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- 无话不谈 無話不談 wú huà bù tán ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ mou4 waa6 bat1 taam4 not to hold anything back (idiom)
- 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛ mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 to have nothing to say (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 该 該 取消 通话 通話 吗 嗎 ?
Should I cancel the call?
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你 会 會 讲 講 普通话 普通話 吗 嗎 ？
Can you speak Mandarin?
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您 会 會 讲 講 普通话 普通話 吗 嗎 ？
Can you speak Mandarin?
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我 明年 想 学 學 普通话 普通話 。
I want to learn Chinese next year.
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标准 標準 汉语 漢語 又称 又稱 普通话 普通話 。
Standard Chinese is also called Mandarin.
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