挂电话

掛電話

guàdiànhuà

phrase

Meanings

1 to hang up the phone
2 to end a call

Characters

Examples

还没说完他就挂电话了。

Hái méi shuō wán tā jiù guà diànhuà le.

He hung up before I'd finished speaking.

我先挂电话了，等会儿聊。

Wǒ xiān guà diànhuà le, děng huìr liáo.

I'll hang up for now, talk later.

Tips

usage

挂 means 'to hang' — originally from placing the receiver back on a wall-mounted hook. Opposite: 接电话 (jiē diànhuà, to pick up). Note that 挂了 alone often means 'died' in slang — context distinguishes.

Stroke Order

挂 guà

电 diàn

话 huà