"on the phone" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 在通话中
• 在打电话

Definition

通过电话与某人交谈或沟通。也可以指正在打电话，无法接听其他人的请求。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于日常口语，指打电话时。用来表示正在通话而无法被打扰。通常不用于短信或视频通话。

Examples

She is on the phone with her mom.

她正在和她妈妈**在通话中**。

Please wait, I am on the phone.

请等一下，我正在**打电话**。

He often talks to his friends on the phone.

他经常和朋友们**在电话里**聊天。

Sorry, I can't talk right now, I'm on the phone.

不好意思，我现在正在**打电话**，不能说话。

Let me call you back, I'm still on the phone with my boss.

我还在和老板**通话中**，等一下给你回电话。

We spent hours on the phone catching up last night.

昨晚我们**在电话里**聊了好几个小时。