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回电

回電
huídiàn
verb #7,682

Meanings

  1. 1 to call back (on the phone)
  2. 2 to reply by telegram/cable

Examples

HSK 2
他没接电话，我等他回电。
Tā méi jiē diànhuà, wǒ děng tā huídiàn.
He didn't answer the phone, I'm waiting for him to call back.
HSK 2
她一直没有回电。
Tā yīzhí méiyǒu huídiàn.
She never called back.
HSK 4
请尽快回电。
Qǐng jǐnkuài huídiàn.
Please call back as soon as possible.

Tips

usage
In modern usage, 回电 mostly means 'to return a phone call'. The older meaning of replying by telegram is largely obsolete. A more colloquial way to say this is 回电话.

Stroke Order

回 huí
电 diàn