电话亭

電話亭

diànhuàtíng

noun #10,203

Measure Word

一个电话亭 gè

Meanings

1 telephone booth
2 phone booth

Characters

electric, electricity

pavilion, booth, kiosk

Examples

街角有一个红色的电话亭。

Jiējiǎo yǒu yīgè hóngsè de diànhuàtíng.

There's a red telephone booth on the street corner.

现在很难找到电话亭了。

Xiànzài hěn nán zhǎodào diànhuàtíng le.

It's hard to find phone booths nowadays.

Tips

culture

Phone booths have largely disappeared from Chinese cities with the rise of mobile phones. London's iconic red phone booths are called 红色电话亭 in Chinese.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

话 huà

亭 tíng