Chinese Conversation · Level 6
90 words
Chinese word
挂断
Pronunciation
Pinyinguà duàn
Meaning
- verbhang up
Example
请不要挂断电话qǐng bú yào guà duàn diàn huà
Please don't hang up the phone.
More examples
我不小心挂断了电话。wǒ bù xiǎo xīn guà duàn le diàn huà
I accidentally hung up the phone.
Core concept
A deliberate action that ends a phone call by cutting the connection.
Common phrases
挂断电话guà duàn diàn huà
hang up the phone
挂断通话guà duàn tōng huà
end the call
Similar words
挂电话guà diàn huà: Use an everyday spoken expression for ending a phone call.
挂掉guà diào: End a phone call in a casual, informal way.
挂上guà shàng: Finish a phone call by placing the receiver back down.
接电话jiē diàn huà: Pick up a call and receive what the caller says.
Definition in Chinese
使电话停止通话，主动切断双方的音频或通信连接。shǐ diàn huà tíng zhǐ tōng huà zhǔ dòng qiē duàn shuāng fāng de yīn pín huò tōng xìn lián jiē
Word origin
挂 (guà, "hang or put down") + 断 (duàn, "cut off") combines the image of putting down a receiver with the broader idea of ending a phone connection.
Usage tips
- English speakers often associate "hang up" with a physical receiver, but Chinese uses this verb for ending mobile and app calls as well.
Other meanings
- disconnectverb
Opposites
- 接听jiē tīnganswerverb
- 接电话jiē diàn huàanswer the phoneverb