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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

电报 [diànbào]
  1. 1. noun telegram

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

电报 [diànbào]
  1. 1. telegram; cable; wire
    给他打电报
    电报告诉他喜讯。
    电报比平信快多了。
    拍封电报回家吧。
    电报让他回来
    wire him to come back
    电报
    send a telegram; cable
    有线电报
    wire telegram
    无线电报
    radiotelegram

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

电报 [diànbào]
  1. 1. 由电信号传递文字、图表、照片等书面信息的通信方式。分编码电报和传真电报两种。
  2. 2. 电报装置传递的文字、图表、照片等
    发一份电报

Examples

他一接到电报,当时就赶回去了。
He hurried back the moment he received the telegram. 当时
无线电报
radiotelegram 电报
有线电报
wire telegram 电报
电报
send a telegram; cable 电报
电报让他回来
wire him to come back 电报
电报
send a telegram
发送密码电报
transmit a coded message 发送
电报
decode a telegram
去北京前她给家里发了个电报叫他们来接站。
Before leaving for Beijing, she telegraphed her family to meet her at the station. 接站
我接到电报就赶来了,一路上可是马不停蹄啊!
I hurried here as soon as I got your telegram and didn't waste a single minute on the way. 马不停蹄

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