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English translations
telegram, to telegraph, to cable
Chinese characters:
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电报 ( dianbao / diànbào ) is composed of these characters:
电 (dian)
, 报 (bao)
电报 ( dianbao / diànbào ) in traditional characters
電報
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 电报 ( dianbao / diànbào ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Yiqian renmen yong dianbao chuan xiaoxi.
Yǐqián rénmen yòng diànbào chuán xiāoxi. – English translation: In the past people sent news by telegram.