Chinese Conversation · Level 23
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Chinese word
电话簿
Pronunciation
Pinyindiàn huà bù
Meaning
- nounphone book
Example
你有电话簿吗？nǐ yǒu diàn huà bù ma
Do you have a phone book?
More examples
我翻看电话簿，找不到他的号码。wǒ fān kàn diàn huà bù zhǎo bú dào tā de hào mǎ
I flipped through the phone book, but I couldn't find his number.
Core concept
An organized directory that turns names into ways of reaching people or organizations.
Common phrases
翻看电话簿fān kàn diàn huà bù
flip through the phone book
查阅电话簿chá yuè diàn huà bù
consult the phone book
保存到电话簿bǎo cún dào diàn huà bù
save to the phone book
Similar words
通讯录tōng xùn lù: A stored collection of people's contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses.
手机联系人shǒu jī lián xì rén: A smartphone's saved list of people's names and telephone numbers.
联系人lián xì rén: A person listed as someone who can be contacted.
联系方式lián xì fāng shì: Contact information or a method for reaching someone, such as a phone number or email address.
Definition in Chinese
记录人名和电话号码等联系信息的册子或列表，按姓名或单位等顺序排列，供查找联系方法用。jì lù rén míng hé diàn huà hào mǎ děng lián xì xìn xī de cè zi huò liè biǎo àn xìng míng huò dān wèi děng shùn xù pái liè gōng chá zhǎo lián xì fāng fǎ yòng
Word origin
电话簿 (diànhuàbù, "phone book") combines 电话 (diànhuà, "telephone") with 簿 (bù, "register"), giving the image of a register for telephone details.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun can refer to a paper directory or a stored contact list, so it is broader than a bound book.
Other meanings
- contact listnoun
- address booknoun
Related words
- 电子电话簿diàn zi diàn huà bùelectronic phone booknoun
- 电话簿软件diàn huà bù ruǎn jiànphone book softwarenoun