无绳电话

無繩電話
wúshéng diànhuà
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cordless phone
  2. 2 wireless landline phone

Examples

HSK 4
Kètīng fàng yí gè wúshéng diànhuà bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
It's more convenient to keep a cordless phone in the living room.
HSK 5
Wúshéng diànhuà de diànchí yòu méi diàn le.
The cordless phone's battery is dead again.

Tips

usage
无绳 ('no-cord') refers to the handset being separate from a base station - still a landline. Distinct from 无线 ('wireless' for radio/Wi-Fi) and 手机 (mobile phone). With smartphones, 无绳电话 is now mostly office or hotel-room equipment.

Stroke Order

无 wú
绳 shéng
电 diàn
话 huà