send (a telegram); transmit
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to transmit; to send (a telegram); to dispatch
formalA specific term used in the context of telegraphy to send a message via Morse code or other electrical signals. Now largely historical but used in period dramas or discussing historical communication.
Tā他
lì立
kè刻
pāi拍
fā发
le了
yī一
fēng封
jǐn紧
jí急
diàn电
bào报
。
He immediately sent an urgent telegram.
Chuán船
zhǎng长
pāi拍
fā发
qiú求
jiù救
xìn信
hào号
。
The captain transmitted a distress signal.
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Zhè这
fèn份
zhòng重
yào要
qíng情
bào报
xū需
yào要
lì立
kè刻
pāi拍
fā发
chū出
qù去
。
This critical intelligence needs to be transmitted immediately.
Diàn电
bào报
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
pāi拍
fā发
zuì最
xīn新
de的
zhàn战
kuàng况
。
The telegraph operator is transmitting the latest battle situation.
Pāi拍
fā发
hǎi海
dǐ底
diàn电
bào报
zài在
dāng当
shí时
shì是
zhǔ主
yào要
tōng通
xùn讯
fāng方
shì式
。
Sending undersea telegrams was the primary means of communication at that time.