Chinese word

通话费

Pronunciation

Pinyintōng huà fèi

Meaning

  • nouncall charges

Example

你可以查看详细的通话费记录。nǐ ké yǐ chá kàn xiáng xì de tōng huà fèi jì lù

You can check the detailed record of your call charges.

Illustration for 通话费 (call charges)

More examples

我已经交了这个月的通话费。wǒ yǐ jīng jiāo le zhè ge yuè de tōng huà fèi

I've already paid this month's call charges.

Core concept

A usage-based cost attached to telephone calls and recorded in the account.

Common phrases

  • 查通话费chá tōng huà fèi

    check call charges

  • 交通话费jiāo tōng huà fèi

    pay call charges

  • 充值通话费chōng zhí tōng huà fèi

    top up call charges

Similar words

话费huà fèi: Money charged by a phone provider for calls made on a mobile phone.
电话费diàn huà fèi: Money charged by a phone provider for calls made on a fixed-line phone.
通信费tōng xìn fèi: Money charged for using a range of communication services.
国际长途费guó jì cháng tú fèi: A separate fee added to calls made across national borders.

Definition in Chinese

手机或固定电话进行通话时，根据通话时长或次数由运营商计收的费用，常在通信账单中单列。shǒu jī huò gù dìng diàn huà jìn xíng tōng huà shí gēn jù tōng huà shí cháng huò cì shù yóu yùn yíng shāng jì shōu de fèi yòng cháng zài tōng xìn zhàng dān zhōng dān liè

Word origin

通话 (tōnghuà, "phone conversation") names the calling activity, and 费 (fèi, "fee") turns it into the amount charged for that activity.

Usage tips

  • A call allowance can make this amount zero in one billing period without meaning that calling is free in every situation.

Other meanings

  • phone billnoun

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