Chinese Conversation · Level 54
90 words
Chinese word
语音邮件
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǔ yīn yóu jiàn
Meaning
- nounvoicemail
Example
我收到了语音邮件。wǒ shōu dào le yǔ yīn yóu jiàn
I received a voicemail.
More examples
我不想回复那条语音邮件。wǒ bù xiǎng huí fù nà tiáo yǔ yīn yóu jiàn
I don't want to reply to that voicemail.
Core concept
A piece of recorded speech kept for listening later, whether it comes from a call or an app.
Common phrases
查看语音邮件chá kàn yǔ yīn yóu jiàn
check voicemail
回复语音邮件huí fù yǔ yīn yóu jiàn
reply to voicemail
忽略语音邮件hū lüè yǔ yīn yóu jiàn
ignore voicemail
Similar words
语音消息yǔ yīn xiāo xī: A short voice recording sent through a chat app or social media.
语音留言yǔ yīn liú yán: A recorded voice message left for someone as a reminder or piece of information.
语音信箱yǔ yīn xìn xiāng: A recorded voice message left through a phone voicemail service when someone cannot answer.
留言liú yán: A message left for someone to receive later, in writing or by voice.
Definition in Chinese
以声音形式传递并存储的消息总称，既可指电话留言，也可指通过应用发送的语音文件。yǐ shēng yīn xíng shì chuán dì bìng cún chǔ de xiāo xī zǒng chēng jì kě zhǐ diàn huà liú yán yě kě zhǐ tōng guò yìng yòng fā sòng de yǔ yīn wén jiàn
Word origin
语音邮件 (yǔyīnyóujiàn, "voice mail") combines the sound channel with the mail-like idea of sending and keeping a message.
Usage tips
- In English, voicemail can sound tied to a phone answering service, so audio message may be clearer when the recording comes from a chat app.
Other meanings
- voice messagenoun
- answering machine messagenoun
Related words
- 语音邮件服务yǔ yīn yóu jiàn fú wùvoicemail servicenoun