telegraph text; cable message
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
text of a telegram; wording of a telegraph message
Refers specifically to the written message transmitted via telegram (telegraph). It's a somewhat dated term, as telegraphy has been largely replaced.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
qǐ起
cǎo草
yī一
fèn份
jǐn紧
jí急
diàn电
wén文
。
He is drafting an urgent telegraph message.
Zhè这
fèn份
diàn电
wén文
de的
nèi内
róng容
xū需
yào要
bǎo保
mì密
。
The content of this telegram needs to be kept confidential.
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Mì密
mǎ码
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
pò破
yì译
jié截
huò获
de的
dí敌
fāng方
diàn电
wén文
。
The cryptographer is deciphering the intercepted enemy telegraph message.
Lì历
shǐ史
dàng档
àn案
lǐ里
bǎo保
cún存
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhàn战
shí时
diàn电
wén文
。
Many important wartime telegrams are preserved in the historical archives.