回电

回電

huídiàn

verb #7,682

Meanings

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

Characters

to return; to reply

electricity; phone; telegram

Examples

他没接电话，我等他回电。

Tā méi jiēdiànhuà, wǒ děng tā huídiàn.

He didn't answer the phone, I'm waiting for him to call back.

请尽快回电。

Qǐng jǐnkuài huídiàn.

Please call back as soon as possible.

她一直没有回电。

Tā yīzhí méiyǒu huídiàn.

She never called back.

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 (huí diànhuà).

Stroke Order

回 huí

电 diàn