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20 Simplified Chinese words on the phone

20 Simplified Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Digital and communication, Politeness and small talk and translated into English.

Phone calls 20 words

Simplified ChineseEnglish
电话phone
手机mobile phone
通话call
视频通话video call
消息message
电话号码number
联系人contact
电池battery
充电器charger
网络network
SIM卡SIM card
接收to receive
发送to send
稍等一下one moment
我不懂I do not understand
慢一点more slowly
可以请您could you
喂helloOn the phone, when picking up
回头见see you soon
再见goodbye

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