通话

通話

tōnghuà

verb HSK 6 #2,488

Meanings

Connected speech — a phone call or conversation.

我刚才和他通了一个电话。

Wǒgāng cái hé tā tōng le yīgè diànhuà.

I just had a phone call with him.

通话时间太长了。

Tōnghuà shíjiān tài cháng le.

The call lasted too long.

两国领导人进行了电话通话。

Liǎng guó lǐngdǎorén jìnxíng le diànhuà tōnghuà.

Leaders of the two countries held a phone call.

usage

通话记录 (tōnghuà jìlù) = call log/history. 视频通话 (shìpín tōnghuà) = video call. In formal/news language, 通话 sounds more official than 打电话.

通 tōng

话 huà