notify to answer a call; page
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to notify someone to answer a public or long-distance telephone call
A term commonly used in the era before mobile phones became widespread, often associated with public telephone booths or operator services.
Qǐng请
dào到
qián前
tái台
，
yǒu有
nín您
de的
chuán传
hū呼
diàn电
huà话
。
Please go to the front desk, there's a call for you.
Yè夜
jiān间
chuán传
hū呼
huì会
jiā加
shōu收
fú服
wù务
fèi费
。
There is an extra service charge for nighttime paging.
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Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
gōng公
yòng用
diàn电
huà话
tíng亭
děng等
yī一
gè个
chuán传
hū呼
。
He is waiting for a call at a public phone booth.
verb
to send a message via a pager (beeper)
archaicRefers to the technology popular in the late 20th century, where messages were sent to a portable electronic device called a pager or beeper.
Qǐng请
yòng用
chuán传
hū呼
tái台
hū呼
wǒ我
。
Please page me through the paging service.
Tā他
de的
chuán传
hū呼
jī机
gāng刚
gāng刚
shōu收
dào到
yī一
tiáo条
xìn信
xī息
。
His pager just received a message.
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Chuán传
hū呼
yè业
wù务
zài在
shǒu手
jī机
pǔ普
jí及
hòu后
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
shī失
le了
。
Paging services gradually disappeared after mobile phones became widespread.