telephone booth; phone box
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Meanings
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telephone booth; public telephone box
A standalone, often enclosed structure providing a public telephone, typically found on streets or in postal/telecom offices. Less common in the age of mobile phones, but still found in some areas.
Tā他
zǒu走
jìn进
diàn电
huà话
tínɡ亭
，
gěi给
jiā家
lǐ里
dǎ打
le了
gè个
diàn电
huà话
。
He walked into the telephone booth and made a call home.
Jiē街
jiǎo角
nà那
gè个
hóng红
sè色
de的
diàn电
huà话
tínɡ亭
yǐ已
jīnɡ经
hěn很
jiǔ久
méi没
rén人
yònɡ用
le了
。
The red telephone booth on the street corner hasn't been used in a long time.
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Guò过
qù去
，
diàn电
huà话
tínɡ亭
shì是
rén人
men们
jǐn紧
jí急
lián联
luò络
de的
zhònɡ重
yào要
ɡōnɡ工
jù具
。
In the past, telephone booths were important tools for people to make emergency calls.