English–Chinese
“spam call” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinlā jī diàn huà
Example
手机经常收到垃圾电话。shǒu jī jīng cháng shōu dào lā jī diàn huà
The cell phone often gets spam calls.
How to say “spam call” in Chinese
“Spam call” in Chinese is 垃圾电话 (lā jī diàn huà).
An unwanted call put in the same mental bin as discarded material, whether it seeks money, sells something, or keeps interrupting.
Example sentences with 垃圾电话
手机显示陌生号码，结果是垃圾电话。shǒu jī xiǎn shì mò shēng hào mǎ jié guǒ shì lā jī diàn huà
The cell phone displayed an unfamiliar number, and it turned out to be a spam call.
Tips for using 垃圾电话
- The phrase describes the contact from the receiver's viewpoint, so a commercial caller can fall under it even when the caller is not pretending to be someone else.