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noun[C, U]
a telephone call; the act of speaking with someone by phone or a similar voice communication service
tonghwa
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 通話, literally “communicating by speech.”
Examples
엄마와 통화했어요.
eommawa tonghwahaesseoyo
I talked with my mother on the phone.
회의 중이라 지금은 통화가 어렵습니다.
hoeui jungira jigeumeun tonghwaga eoryeopseumnida
I am in a meeting, so it is difficult to take a call right now.
통화 내용을 녹음하지 마세요.
tonghwa naeyongeul nogeumhaji maseyo
Please do not record the contents of the call.
Character Breakdown
通
tong
to pass through; to communicate
話
hwa
speech; talk
Collocations
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