Chinese phrase
能请〜回电话吗? néng qǐng 〜 huí diàn huà ma
Meaning
Could ___ please call back?
When to use it
A polite way to ask someone to return a phone call. It is often used in phone messages when the person called is unavailable.
Example dialogue
抱歉,他现在不在办公室,能请技术部回电话吗? bào qiàn tā xiàn zài bú zài bàn gōng shì néng qǐng jì shù bù huí diàn huà ma
Sorry, he is not in the office right now. Could the technical department call back, please?
可以,我现在就联系他们,确认后会让他们回电。 ké yǐ wǒ xiàn zài jiù lián xì tā men què rèn hòu huì ràng tā men huí diàn
Sure, I will contact them now and ask them to call back after I confirm.