---
title: "Tonghua Meaning: 通话 (to talk on the phone) or 童话 (fairy tale)?"
description: "通话 (traditional 通話, tōnghuà) means “to talk on the phone; to call; phone call”. Not the tonghua you heard? See 童话. Hear its tones, see what 通 and 话 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tonghua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 通话 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

通话 tōnghuà

## to talk on the phone; to call; phone call

## Its characters

1. 通 tōng to go through
2. 话 huà to talk about

## In a sentence

我们昨天晚上通话了一个小时。 We talked on the phone for an hour last night.

第一是“实名制”：网络运营者为用户提供上网、**通话**、发布信息等服务时，应当要求用户提供真实身份信息。

From [《网络安全法》管什么？ · What does China’s Cybersecurity Law require?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law#library-word-106-108)

[More about 通话](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D)

## Other words said tonghua

- [童话tónghuàfairy tale](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%A5%E8%AF%9D)

## More words with 通 or 话

- [畅通 chàngtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtong)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [的话 dehuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dehua)
- [电话 diànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianhua)
- [对话 duìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duihua)
- [废话 fèihuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feihua)
- [沟通 gōutōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/goutong)
- [话说 huàshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashuo)
- [话题 huàtí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huati)
- [话语 huàyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayu)

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