通话

通話

tōnghuà

verb HSK 6 #2,488

Meanings

Connected speech - a phone call or conversation.

HSK 2

通话时间太长了。

Tōnghuà shíjiān tài cháng le.

The call lasted too long.

HSK 3

两国领导人进行了电话通话。

Liǎngguó lǐngdǎorén jìnxíng le diànhuà tōnghuà.

Leaders of the two countries held a phone call.

HSK 5

他习惯在睡前和家人通话，沟通一天的心情。

Tā xíguàn zài shuì qián hé jiārén tōnghuà, gōutōng yī tiān de xīnqíng.

He is used to calling his family before bed to share the day’s mood.

usage

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

通 tōng

话 huà