公 用 交 换 电 话 网

gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎngdictionary entry

(Tw) public switched telephone network (PSTN)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

公用交換電話網 公用交换电话网 [gong1 yong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3] /(Tw) public switched telephone network (PSTN)/

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Other forms in these source records: 公用交換電話網

公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
用
yòng
to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore
交
jiāo
to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect
换
huàn
to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
电
diàn
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
话
huà
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]
网
wǎng
net / web / network / to net / to catch with a net

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