20 Traditional Chinese words on the phone
20 Traditional Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Digital and communication, Politeness and small talk and translated into English.
Phone calls 20 words
| Traditional Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 電話 | phone |
| 手機 | mobile phone |
| 通話 | call |
| 視訊通話 | video call |
| 訊息 | message |
| 電話號碼 | number |
| 聯絡人 | contact |
| 電池 | battery |
| 充電器 | charger |
| 網路 | network |
| SIM卡 | SIM card |
| 接收 | to receive |
| 傳送 | to send |
| 稍等一下 | one moment |
| 我不懂 | I do not understand |
| 慢一點 | more slowly |
| 可以請您 | could you |
| 喂 | helloOn the phone, when picking up |
| 回頭見 | see you soon |
| 再見 | goodbye |
Mini quiz
5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.
Frequently asked questions
- What comes after these 20 words?
- Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
- Where do these lists come from?
- They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 20 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.
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