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01电diànelectricity
02话huàspeech; talk
03talkin context
04电话diànhuàtelephone
05 / IN CONTEXT我想打一个电话。Wǒ xiǎng dǎ yí ge diànhuà.I want to make a phone call.
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ILLUSTRATIVE READER DEMOA Day in Chengdu故事
Intermediate · Daily life04:12

在成都的一天A Day in Chengdu

Zài Chéngdū de yì tiān

梅走在宽窄巷子里，空气中有火锅的香味。

Méi zǒu zài Kuānzhǎi Xiàngzi lǐ, kōngqì zhōng yǒu huǒguō de xiāngwèi.

Mei walked through Kuanzhai Alley. The smell of hot pot was in the air.

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YOU WROTE

我想打电话。

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我想打一个电话。

Wǒ xiǎng dǎ yí ge diànhuà.

I want to make a phone call.

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