Chinese Conversation · Level 61
90 words
Chinese word
通讯录
Pronunciation
Pinyintōng xùn lù
Meaning
- nounaddress book
Example
我把通讯录备份到云端了。wǒ bǎ tōng xùn lù bèi fèn dào yún duān le
I backed up my address book to the cloud.
More examples
你可以在通讯录里搜索名字找电话号码。nǐ ké yǐ zài tōng xùn lù lǐ sōu suǒ míng zì zhǎo diàn huà hào mǎ
You can search for a name in the address book to find a phone number.
Core concept
An organized store of people's names and the details that make each person reachable.
Common phrases
向通讯录添加联系人xiàng tōng xùn lù tiān jiā lián xì rén
add a contact to the address book
删除通讯录联系人shān chú tōng xùn lù lián xì rén
delete a contact from the address book
搜索通讯录联系人sōu suǒ tōng xùn lù lián xì rén
search for a contact in the address book
Similar words
联系人lián xì rén: A person listed with information that makes it possible to contact them.
联系方式lián xì fāng shì: Details for contacting someone, including a phone number or email address.
电话簿diàn huà bù: A telephone directory organized around people's names and phone numbers.
名片míng piàn: A small printed card with a person's name, company, and ways to contact them.
Definition in Chinese
存放人名、电话号码、地址等联系方式的名单或记录。cún fàng rén míng diàn huà hào mǎ dì zhǐ děng lián xì fāng shì de míng dān huò jì lù
Word origin
通 (tōng, "connect") + 讯 (xùn, "message") form 通讯 (tōngxùn, "communication"), and 录 (lù, "record") adds the idea of a stored list.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the word applies to a digital directory as well as a paper one, so a phone's saved contacts fit the same term.
Other meanings
- contact listnoun
Related words
- 通讯录软件tōng xùn lù ruǎn jiànaddress book appnoun
- 个人通讯录gè rén tōng xùn lùpersonal address booknoun