视频通话 (shìpín tōnghuà)

视频通话 refers to a video call, where participants can see and hear each other in real time over the internet. It is widely used through apps like WeChat (微信) and has become a common way to stay in touch with family and friends.

Meanings

[noun] video call; a real-time call that transmits both audio and video

Example Sentences

我每周都和父母进行视频通话。 Wǒ měi zhōu dōu hé fùmǔ jìnxíng shìpín tōnghuà. I have a video call with my parents every week.

视频通话让远距离的家人感觉更近了。 Shìpín tōnghuà ràng yuǎn jùlí de jiārén gǎnjué gèng jìn le. Video calls make faraway family feel closer.

我们用微信打视频通话吧。 Wǒmen yòng Wēixìn dǎ shìpín tōnghuà ba. Let's make a video call using WeChat.

网络不好，视频通话一直断线。 Wǎngluò bù hǎo, shìpín tōnghuà yīzhí duànxiàn. The internet is bad; the video call keeps disconnecting.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
打视频通话	to make a video call
进行视频通话	to conduct a video call
视频通话质量	video call quality
视频通话软件	video calling app

Usage Notes

视频通话 is the standard formal term. Colloquially, people often say 视频 alone as a verb (我们视频吧, "let's video call") or 打视频 (dǎ shìpín). 通话 alone means "phone call." The combination 视频 + 通话 specifies that it is a call with video. Compare with 语音通话 (yǔyīn tōnghuà, voice call only).

Memory Hook

视频 (video/visual) + 通话 (call/communicate): a call where you communicate visually — a video call.