Chinese word

免提

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiǎn tí

Meaning

  • nounspeakerphone

Example

我把电话开到免提了，你听得清吗？wǒ bǎ diàn huà kāi dào miǎn tí le nǐ tīng de qīng ma

I switched the call to speakerphone. Can you hear me clearly?

Illustration for 免提 (speakerphone)

More examples

我在会议上把手机切换到免提。wǒ zài huì yì shàng bǎ shǒu jī qiē huàn dào miǎn tí

I switched my phone to speakerphone during the meeting.

Core concept

A phone call played through a speaker, leaving the phone away from the ear and the hands free.

Common phrases

  • 把电话设为免提bǎ diàn huà shè wèi miǎn tí

    set the phone to speakerphone

  • 切换到免提qiē huàn dào miǎn tí

    switch to speakerphone

Similar words

扬声器yáng shēng qì: A device that makes sound from a machine loud enough to hear in the surrounding area.
耳机ěr jī: A small device placed in or over the ears to play audio directly to the listener.
蓝牙耳机lán yá ěr jī: A wireless ear-worn headset that plays audio received through Bluetooth.

Definition in Chinese

手机或电话的一种通话方式或功能，通话时通过扬声器或外接音箱播放声音，无需手持听筒。shǒu jī huò diàn huà de yì zhǒng tōng huà fāng shì huò gōng néng tōng huà shí tōng guò yáng shēng qì huò wài jiē yīn xiāng bō fàng shēng yīn wú xū shǒu chí tīng tǒng

Word origin

免提 (miǎntí, "hands-free") combines 免 (miǎn, "not require") + 提 (tí, "hold or carry"), naming a call mode that does not require the phone to be held.

Usage tips

  • In a shared room, selecting 免提 (miǎntí, "speakerphone") can make a call audible to other people, so the setting carries a real privacy consideration.

Other meanings

  • hands-freeadjective
  • speaker modenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 免提功能miǎn tí gōng néngspeakerphone functionnoun
  • 免提设置miǎn tí shè zhìspeakerphone settingnoun

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