电话号码
diànhuà hàomǎ
Phone number · trad. 電話號碼
电话号码 (diànhuà hàomǎ) is the standard term for “phone number” in Mandarin Chinese. It refers to the sequence of digits used to contact someone by phone.
What does 电话号码 (diànhuà hàomǎ) mean?
电话号码 (diànhuà hàomǎ) means “phone number” in English. Word for word, it breaks down as “electric speech number code.”
When to use it
Neutral and widely understood. For a mobile number, you can specify 手机号码 (shǒujī hàomǎ). For a landline, use 座机号码 (zuòjī hàomǎ).
How to pronounce it
Sounds like “DYEN-hwa HOW-mah.” The first two syllables are falling tones, and the last two are third tones, with the second third tone often said lightly.
Other ways to say it
- 手机号码shǒujī hàomǎmobile phone number
- 座机号码zuòjī hàomǎlandline number
- 联系电话liánxì diànhuàcontact phone number
Examples
你的电话号码是多少？
nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao?
What is your phone number?
请把你的电话号码写下来。
qǐng bǎ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ xiě xiàlai.
Please write down your phone number.
我需要他的电话号码。
wǒ xūyào tā de diànhuà hàomǎ.
I need his phone number.
Pro tip: When asking for a phone number, the common question is “你的电话号码是多少？” (Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?), meaning “What is your phone number?”
Related phrases
第一 · First半 · Half加减乘除 · Plus, minus, times, divided
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