Chinese word

拨通

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō tōng

Meaning

  • verbget through

Example

电话拨通了。diàn huà bō tōng le

The call went through.

Illustration for 拨通 (get through)

More examples

我把客户的电话拨通了，双方开始沟通。wǒ bǎ kè hù de diàn huà bō tōng le shuāng fāng kāi shǐ gōu tōng

I got through to the customer, and we both began talking.

Core concept

A telephone call moves from dialing to an open line where both sides can hear each other.

Common phrases

  • 拨通电话bō tōng diàn huà

    get through on the phone

  • 把电话拨通bǎ diàn huà bō tōng

    connect the call

  • 电话拨通后diàn huà bō tōng hòu

    after the call goes through

Similar words

打通dǎ tōng: Reaching a person by phone and establishing a conversation.
连接lián jiē: Connecting separate devices or networks into a working whole.
连通lián tōng: Connecting routes or systems so each side can be reached from the other.

Definition in Chinese

拨通是指拨打电话后线路接通，双方可以互相听见并交谈。bō tōng shì zhǐ bō dǎ diàn huà hòu xiàn lù jiē tōng shuāng fāng ké yǐ hù xiāng tīng jiàn bìng jiāo tán

Word origin

拨 (bō, "dial") + 通 (tōng, "pass through") presents dialing as making a communication path pass through and become usable.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb is reserved for a telephone line that becomes usable; internet access and message delivery normally take different wording.

Other meanings

  • connectverb

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