Chinese word

三方通话

Pronunciation

Pinyinsān fāng tōng huà

Meaning

  • nounthree-way call

Example

我需要和他们进行一次三方通话。wǒ xū yào hé tā men jìn xíng yí cì sān fāng tōng huà

I need to have a three-way call with them.

Illustration for 三方通话 (three-way call)

More examples

我们先开个三方通话确认细节吧。wǒ men xiān kāi gè sān fāng tōng huà què rèn xì jié ba

Let's start a three-way call first to confirm the details.

Core concept

A shared speaking line where three voices meet in one conversation.

Common phrases

  • 加入三方通话jiā rù sān fāng tōng huà

    join a three-way call

  • 发起三方通话fā qǐ sān fāng tōng huà

    initiate a three-way call

  • 退出三方通话tuì chū sān fāng tōng huà

    leave a three-way call

Similar words

三人通话sān rén tōng huà: A call involving exactly three people in one shared conversation.

Definition in Chinese

指通过电话或语音连接三名参与者互相通话的情形。zhǐ tōng guò diàn huà huò yǔ yīn lián jiē sān míng cān yù zhě hù xiāng tōng huà de qíng xíng

Word origin

The compound counts the participating parties with 三 (sān, "three") and 方 (fāng, "party"), then identifies their connected speech with 通 (tōng, "connect") + 话 (huà, "speech").

Usage tips

  • For everyday arrangements, this term is most precise when exactly three parties are included; a call with more participants needs a broader group-call expression.

Opposites

  • 双方通话shuāng fāng tōng huàtwo-way callnoun
  • 一对一通话yí duì yí tòng huàone-on-one callnoun

Related words

  • 三方通话记录sān fāng tōng huà jì lùthree-way call recordnoun
  • 三方通话功能sān fāng tōng huà gōng néngthree-way call featurenoun

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