電信 (din6 seon3 | dian4 xin4) : telecommunications

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電信

din6 seon3

dian4 xin4

telecommunications | HK, TW prefer '電訊'

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 11,200,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

電信 / 电信

This word has been viewed 1328 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 8th May 2005 12:21 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

電 din6 - lightning; electricity
信 seon3 - honest; trust; letter; believe

9 compounds containing this word:

公眾電信網路 - public telephone network
電信服務 - telecommunications service
電信網路 - telecommunications network
國際電信聯盟 - International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
聯邦電信交通委員會 - Federal Communications Commission; FCC
電信服務供應商 - telecommunications service provider
中國電信股份有限公司 - China Telecom Corporation Ltd.
中國電信 - China Telecom
法國電信 - France Télécom

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

電訊 din6 seon3 dian4 xun4 = telecommunications; radio communication signals

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 電信

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Characters in this word:

9 compounds containing this word:

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *