免提

miǎntí

noun

Meanings

1 hands-free (phone mode)
2 speakerphone

Characters

to avoid, exempt

to lift, hold up

Examples

开车的时候请用免提。

Kāichē de shíhou qǐng yòng miǎntí.

Please use hands-free while driving.

她按了免提,全家人都听到了。

Tā àn le miǎntí, quánjiārén dōu tīngdào le.

She put it on speaker and the whole family heard.

在公共场合开免提不太礼貌。

Zài gōnggòng chǎnghé kāi miǎntí bútài lǐmào.

Using speakerphone in public isn't very polite.

Tips

memory

Literally 'avoid-lifting' — you don't have to lift the phone to your ear. Pair with 开免提 (turn on speakerphone).

Stroke Order

免 miǎn

提 tí