No. 904 in Chinese
电话
Telephone.
In a sentence
我正在打电话给我的朋友。
I am making a phone call to my friend.
The word '电话' is used as the object of the verb '打', together meaning 'making a phone call'.
他的电话坏了，需要修理。
His phone is broken and needs repair.
Here, '电话' is used to refer to a telephone device itself.
你能告诉我公司的联系电话吗？
Can you tell me the company's contact phone number?
In this sentence, '电话' is part of the phrase '联系电话', meaning 'contact phone number'.
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