Chinese word

挂电话

Pronunciation

Pinyinguà diàn huà

Meaning

  • verbhang up

Example

他刚说两句就挂电话了。tā gāng shuō liǎng jù jiù guà diàn huà le

He had just said a couple of words when he hung up.

Illustration for 挂电话 (hang up)

More examples

他一听那边的语气就气呼呼地挂电话了。tā yì tīng nà biān de yǔ qì jiù qì hū hū dì guà diàn huà le

As soon as he heard the tone on the other end, he angrily hung up.

Core concept

A receiver leaving its place marks the end of a spoken connection.

Common phrases

  • 刚才对方就挂电话了gāng cái duì fāng jiù guà diàn huà le

    The other person just hung up

  • 请不要挂电话qǐng bú yào guà diàn huà

    please don't hang up

  • 别随便挂电话bié suí biàn guà diàn huà

    don't hang up casually

Similar words

挂断guà duàn: Cut off a phone call to end the connection.
挂掉guà diào: Casually hang up and end a phone conversation.
断线duàn xiàn: Lose the phone connection so that the call ends unexpectedly or without anyone choosing to end it.

Definition in Chinese

使通话中断，停止双方的语音交流。shǐ tōng huà zhōng duàn tíng zhǐ shuāng fāng de yǔ yīn jiāo liú

Word origin

挂电话 (guàdiànhuà, "hang up the telephone") combines the idea of hanging something with the telephone, reflecting the old act of returning a receiver to its cradle.

Usage tips

  • A brief closing remark before the call ends helps make the action sound planned rather than abrupt in everyday conversation.

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