Definition
手机 means 'mobile phone' or 'cell phone' — the portable device you carry. 电话 (diàn huà) is different: it refers to a landline phone or a phone call, not a mobile device. Use 手机 for your personal mobile, and 电话 for the general idea of a telephone or making a call.
noun
cell phonemobile phone
Measure word · 部, 支
Easily confused
- 收集shōu jísound-aliketo collect; to gather
Examples
- 手机。Wǒ yǒu yí gè shǒu jī.I have a cell phone.
- 手机。Wǒ de shǒu jī hěn xīn.My cell phone is very new.
- 手机。Tā yòng shǒu jī dǎ diànhuà.He uses his cell phone to make a call.
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