mobile phone
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Meaning · English
a portable telephone
Literally: phone that can be moved
Register: neutral
Examples
Can I borrow your mobile phone?Tôi có thể mượn điện thoại của bạn không?
Can I borrow your mobile phone?Tao có thể mượn điện thoại của mày không?
Tatoeba sentence #4302965 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mobile phone” mean?
a portable telephone Literally: phone that can be moved
Is “mobile phone” formal or informal?
mobile phone is generally neutral.