"telephoning" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打电话

Definition

使用电话打或接电话的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或商务场合，强调行动本身。日常生活中更常说“打电话”或“打个电话”。

Examples

She is telephoning her grandmother to say hello.

她正在**打电话**给奶奶打招呼。

He was telephoning the office when I arrived.

我到的时候他正在**打电话**到办公室。

Telephoning is not allowed during the exam.

考试期间不允许**打电话**。

I'm tired after telephoning everyone on the guest list.

给名单上的每个人都**打过电话**后我很累。

They spent the morning telephoning local businesses for donations.

他们早上花时间**打电话**给本地商家请求捐赠。

Telephoning isn't as popular as texting these days.

现在，**打电话**没有发短信那么流行了。