Chinese phrase
电话还是邮件？ diàn huà hái shì yóu jiàn
Meaning
Phone or email?
When to use it
Presents a choice between a phone call and email. It is a concise way to ask which contact method is preferred.
Example dialogue
下周的会议资料怎么发，电话还是邮件？ xià zhōu de huì yì zī liào zěn me fā diàn huà hái shì yóu jiàn
How should we send the meeting materials for next week, by phone or email?
请发邮件，方便留档，有问题再电话联系。 qǐng fā yóu jiàn fāng biàn liú dàng yǒu wèn tí zài diàn huà lián xì
Please email them so we have a record, and I will call if there is a problem.