电话号码
dianhua haoma
The Chinese phrase for "phone number" is 电话号码 (dianhua haoma).
电话号码 is used to refer to a sequence of digits used to call someone on a telephone. While it serves as a general term for a phone number, if you are referring specifically to a mobile or cell phone number, the more common and specific term is 手机号码.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 电话 (telephone) and 号码 (number).
How do you pronounce it?
dianhua haoma
Did you know?
- When reciting a phone number, people often substitute the number 'one' 一 with 'yao' 幺 to avoid confusion with the number 'seven' 七 in noisy environments.
- The word 电话 literally translates to 'electric speech'. It combines 电 for 'electricity' and 话 for 'speech' or 'talk'.
- In China, people often use 'WeChat number' or simply 'WeChat' instead of a traditional 'phone number' when exchanging contact information.
Examples in context
- 给我你的电话号码。Give me your phone number.This sentence is useful for practicing how to ask someone to give you their 电话号码.Tatoeba #5780559 by verdastelo9604, translation #279374 by CK
- 你电话号码是多少？What's your phone number?This sentence is useful for practicing how to ask what someone's 电话号码 is.Tatoeba #7773123 by jiangche, translation #466624 by CM
- 我想问他的电话号码是多少。I want to ask him for his phone number.This sentence is useful for practicing how to express the desire to ask for someone's 电话号码.Tatoeba #1616503 by GlossaMatik, translation #1616508 by sundown
- 请问您的电话是多少？May I have your phone number?
- 我的电话号码是…My phone number is…
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Example conversation
Zihan and Wei are exchanging contact information.
- 梓涵 Zihan请写下你的电话号码。Qǐng xiě xià nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ.Please write down your phone number.
- 伟 Wei好的，在这里。Hǎo de, zài zhèlǐ.Okay, it is here.
- 梓涵 Zihan谢谢你，伟。Xièxiè nǐ, Wěi.Thank you, Wei.
- 伟 Wei不客气，梓涵。Bú kèqì, Zǐhán.You are welcome, Zihan.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
