Chinese phrase
手机信号不好 shǒu jī xìn hào bù hǎo
Meaning
bad cell signal
When to use it
It means that the mobile phone signal is poor. It is a common, neutral way to explain why a call, message, or picture may not go through.
Example dialogue
我这儿手机信号不好，图片发不出去，你能等一会儿吗？ wǒ zhèr shǒu jī xìn hào bù hǎo tú piàn fā bù chū qù nǐ néng děng yí huìr ma
The cell signal is bad here, so the picture won't send. Can you wait a moment?
没问题，我等你发过来。 méi wèn tí wǒ děng nǐ fā guò lái
No problem, I'll wait for you to send it over.