\tThe conventions for making and answering phone calls in Mandarin Chinese are similar to English. The main difference is that calls are usually answered with \u25bawèi, which is a way of saying “hello” used only on the phone.<\/p>\n
\tKnowledge of Mandarin numbers from zero to 9 is needed to give and understand phone numbers, so we will begin with a Mandarin number review. Learn more about numbers and counting here.<\/p>\n
\tMANDARIN NUMBER REVIEW
\tAudio files are marked with \u25ba<\/p>\n
\t0 \u25balíng
\t1 \u25bay\u012b
\t2 \u25baèr
\t3 \u25bas\u0101n
\t4 \u25basì
\t5 \u25baw\u01d4
\t6 \u25baliù
\t7 \u25baq\u012b
\t8 \u25bab\u0101
\t9 \u25baji\u01d4
\tTELEPHONE VOCABULARY
\ttelephone
\t\u25badiàn huà
\t\u96fb\u8a71<\/p>\n
\tmobile phone
\t\u25baxíng dòng diàn huà \/ \u25bash\u01d2u j\u012b
\t\u884c\u52d5\u96fb\u8a71 \/ \u624b\u6a5f<\/p>\n
\tfax
\t\u25bachuán zh\u0113n
\t\u50b3\u771f<\/p>\n
\thello (for telephone only)
\t\u25bawèi
\t\u5582<\/p>\n
\ttelephone number
\t\u25badiàn huà hào m\u01ce
\t\u96fb\u8a71\u865f\u78bc<\/p>\n
\twhat telephone number?
\t\u25baj\u01d0 hào
\t\u5e7e\u865f<\/p>\n
\tcall the wrong number
\t\u25bad\u0103 cuò le
\t\u6253\u932f\u4e86<\/p>\n
\tbusy line
\t\u25baji\u01ceng huà zh\u014dng
\t\u8b1b\u8a71\u4e2d<\/p>\n
\tanswer the phone
\t\u25baji\u0113 diàn huà
\t\u63a5\u96fb\u8a71<\/p>\n
\tplease wait a moment
\t\u25baq\u01d0ng d\u011bng y\u012b xià
\t\u8acb\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b<\/p>\n
\tplease leave a message (verbal)
\t\u25baq\u01d0ng liú yán
\t\u8acb\u7559\u8a00<\/p>\n
\tleave a message (written)
\t\u25baliú zì tiáo
\t\u7559\u5b57\u689d<\/p>\n
\tarea code
\t\u25baq\u016b yù m\u01ce
\t\u5340\u57df\u78bc<\/p>\n
\tinternational
\t\u25baguó jì
\t\u570b\u969b<\/p>\n
\tlong distance
\t\u25bacháng tú
\t\u9577\u9014<\/p>\n
\tdirect dial
\t\u25bazhí b\u014d
\t\u76f4\u64a5<\/p>\n
\ttelephone company
\t\u25badiàn xìn jú\u200b
\t\u96fb\u4fe1\u5c40
\tTELEPHONE DIALOGUE ONE
\tA: Hello.
\tB: Hello. Is Mr. Wang there?
\tA: I’m sorry, you have the wrong number
\tB: Is this 234-5677?
\tA: No, this is 234-9877.
\tB: Sorry!
\tA: No problem.<\/p>\n
\tA: \u25baWèi.
\tB: \u25baWèi. Q\u01d0ng wèn Wáng xi\u0101n sheng zài ma?
\tA: \u25baDuì bu q\u01d0, n\u01d0 d\u01ce cuò le.
\tB: \u25baZhè l\u01d0 shì 234-5677 ma?
\tA: \u25baBú shì, zhè l\u01d0 shì 234-9877.
\tB: \u25baDuì bu q\u01d0.
\tA: \u25baMéi gu\u0101n xi.<\/p>\n
\tA: \u5582\uff61
\tB: \u5582. \u8acb\u554f\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5728\u55ce?
\tA: \u5c0d\u4e0d\u8d77 \u4f60\u6253\u932f\u4e86\uff61
\tB: \u9019\u88e1\u662f234-5677\u55ce?
\tA: \u4e0d\u662f \u9019\u88e1\u662f234-9877\uff61
\tB: \u5c0d\u4e0d\u8d77\uff61
\tA: \u6c92\u95dc\u4fc2\uff61
\tTELEPHONE DIALOGUE TWO
\tA: Hello.
\tB: Hello, is Mr. Wang there?
\tA: Please wait a moment.
\tA: Hello.
\tB: Hello Mr. Wang, this is Li from Da Xing Company. Did you receive our company information that I sent you?
\tA: Hello Mr. Li. Yes, I received it, and I will call you back later to talk about it.
\tB: OK – very good.
\tA: Goodbye.
\tB: Goodbye.<\/p>\n
\tA: \u25baWèi.
\tB: \u25baWèi. Q\u01d0ng wèn Wáng xi\u0101n sheng zài ma?
\tA: \u25baQ\u01d0ng d\u011bng y\u012b xià.
\tA: \u25baWèi.
\tB: \u25baWáng xi\u0101n sheng n\u01d0 h\u01ceo. W\u01d2 shì Dà X\u012bng g\u014dng s\u012b de Lín dà míng. N\u01d0 sh\u014du dào w\u01d2 jì g\u011bi n\u01d0 de z\u012b liào le ma?
\tA: \u25baLín xi\u0101n sheng n\u01d0 h\u01ceo. Y\u01d2u w\u01d2 sh\u014du dào le. W\u01cen y\u012b di\u01cen w\u01d2 zài d\u01ce diàn huà g\u0113n n\u01d0 t\u01ceo lùn.\u200b
\tB: \u25baH\u01ceo de.
\tA: \u25baZài jiàn.
\tB: \u25baZài jiàn.<\/p>\n
\tA: \u5582\uff61
\tB: \u5582\uff61 \u8acb\u554f\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5728\u55ce?
\tA: \u8acb\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b\uff61
\tA: \u5582\uff61
\tB: \u738b\u5148\u751f\u4f60\u597d\uff61 \u6211\u662f\u5927\u8208\u516c\u53f8\u7684\u6797\u5927\u660e\uff61 \u4f60\u6536\u5230\u6211\u5bc4\u7d66\u4f60\u7684\u8cc7\u6599\u4e86\u55ce\uff61
\tA: \u6797\u5148\u751f\u4f60\u597d\uff61 \u6709 \u6211\u6536\u5230\u4e86\uff61 \u665a\u4e00\u9ede\u6211\u518d\u6253\u96fb\u8a71\u8ddf\u4f60\u8a0e\u8ad6\uff61
\tB: \u597d\u7684\uff61
\tA: \u518d\u898b\uff61
\tB: \u518d\u898b\uff61
\t <\/p>\n