Chinese phrase
我手机没信号 wǒ shǒu jī méi xìn hào
Meaning
My phone has no signal
When to use it
States that the speaker's phone has no mobile signal. It explains why calls, messages, or mobile internet may not work and is a simple, neutral way to describe a connection problem.
Example dialogue
你在哪儿？刚才联系不上你。 nǐ zài nǎr gāng cái lián xì bú shàng nǐ
Where are you? I couldn't reach you earlier.
我在山上，我手机没信号，现在下山才有网。 wǒ zài shān shàng wǒ shǒu jī méi xìn hào xiàn zài xià shān cái yǒu wǎng
I'm on the mountain, and my phone has no signal, so I only have internet now that I've come down.