Chinese word

主叫

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǔ jiào

Meaning

  • nouncaller

Example

手机显示的主叫可能是公司客服。shǒu jī xiǎn shì de zhǔ jiào kě néng shì gōng sī kè fú

The phone may show that the caller is the company's customer service.

Illustration for 主叫 (caller)

More examples

接电话前先确认主叫是谁。jiē diàn huà qián xiān què rèn zhǔ jiào shì shuí

Before answering the phone, first confirm who the caller is.

Core concept

A person, device, or service at the starting end of a telephone connection.

Common phrases

  • 主叫号码zhǔ jiào hào mǎ

    caller ID number

  • 主叫显示zhǔ jiào xiǎn shì

    caller ID display

  • 主叫信息zhǔ jiào xìn xī

    caller information

Similar words

来电者lái diàn zhě: The person or organization that calls a phone.
来电lái diàn: An incoming phone call.

Definition in Chinese

在电话通信中，指发起呼叫的一方，通常为拨出电话或发起连接的主体。zài diàn huà tōng xìn zhōng zhǐ fā qǐ hū jiào de yì fāng tōng cháng wèi bō chū diàn huà huò fā qǐ lián jiē de zhú tǐ

Word origin

主叫 (zhǔjiào, "originating end") is built from 主 (zhǔ, "main or initiating") + 叫 (jiào, "call"), linking the idea of the initiating side with a phone call.

Usage tips

  • The term can refer to a company system or a phone as well as a person, so the initiating endpoint matters more than who is physically speaking.

Other meanings

  • originating endnoun

Opposites

  • 被叫方bèi jiào fāngreceiving partynoun

Related words

  • 主叫方zhǔ jiào fāngcalling partynoun
  • 主叫号码zhǔ jiào hào mǎcaller ID numbernoun

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