Chinese word

骚扰电话

Pronunciation

Pinyinsāo rǎo diàn huà

Meaning

  • nounnuisance call

Example

我接到了一个骚扰电话。wǒ jiē dào le yí gè sāo rǎo diàn huà

I received a nuisance call.

Illustration for 骚扰电话 (nuisance call)

More examples

我把这个号码标记为骚扰电话，然后把它屏蔽了。wǒ bǎ zhè ge hào mǎ biāo jì wèi sāo rǎo diàn huà rán hòu bǎ tā píng bì le

I marked this number as a nuisance call and then blocked it.

Core concept

An unwanted call that breaks into ordinary life and keeps demanding attention.

Common phrases

  • 接到骚扰电话jiē dào sāo rǎo diàn huà

    receive a nuisance call

  • 挂断骚扰电话guà duàn sāo rǎo diàn huà

    hang up on a nuisance call

  • 屏蔽骚扰电话píng bì sāo rǎo diàn huà

    block a nuisance call

  • 举报骚扰电话jǔ bào sāo rǎo diàn huà

    report a nuisance call

Similar words

诈骗电话zhà piàn diàn huà: A call made to trick someone into giving money or important information.
推销电话tuī xiāo diàn huà: A call made to promote products or services and encourage their purchase or use.
骚扰短信sāo rǎo duǎn xìn: An unwanted text message sent repeatedly, causing annoyance or inconvenience.
垃圾电话lā jī diàn huà: An unwanted call containing useless messages or advertising that bothers the recipient.

Definition in Chinese

骚扰电话是指未经对方同意、以推销、骚扰、恐吓或其他打扰为目的反复拨打的电话，使接听者感到困扰或不便。sāo rǎo diàn huà shì zhǐ wèi jīng duì fāng tóng yì yǐ tuī xiāo sāo rǎo kǒng hè huò qí tā dá rǎo wèi mù dì fǎn fù bō dǎ dī diàn huà shǐ jiē tīng zhě gǎn dào kùn rǎo huò bú biàn

Word origin

骚扰电话 (sāorǎodiànhuà, "nuisance call") combines 骚扰 (sāorǎo, "disturb") with 电话 (diànhuà, "telephone"), presenting the call as a disturbance rather than an ordinary conversation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this label focuses on the interruption caused by the call, so it can be used even when the caller's exact purpose is unclear.

Other meanings

  • solicitation callnoun
  • harassing callnoun

Related words

  • 骚扰sāo rǎoharassverb
  • 骚扰者sāo rǎo zhěharassernoun
  • 骚扰信息sāo rǎo xìn xīnuisance messagenoun

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