local call; city telephone; local telephone service
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
local telephone (service); local call; city call
Refers to telephone calls made within the same city or municipal area, as opposed to long-distance (长途) or international calls. Commonly used when discussing telephone billing rates or service areas.
Dǎ打
shì市
huà话
bǐ比
dǎ打
cháng长
tú途
pián便
yi宜
duō多
le了
。
Making local calls is much cheaper than making long-distance calls.
Zhè这
gè个
tào套
cān餐
bāo包
hán含
yī一
bǎi百
fēn分
zhōng钟
miǎn免
fèi费
de的
shì市
huà话
。
This plan includes one hundred minutes of free local calls.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
zhè这
shì是
shì市
huà话
hào号
mǎ码
hái还
shì是
cháng长
tú途
hào号
mǎ码
？
Excuse me, is this a local number or a long-distance number?
Shǒu手
jī机
bō拨
dǎ打
shì市
huà话
yī一
fēn分
zhōng钟
duō多
shǎo少
qián钱
？
How much does it cost per minute to make a local call from a mobile phone?