Vocabulary

bàngōngshì	office
bié	don’t 
bú yòng	no need to
chá 	to look up (information)
dài	to bring with one, to carry along
diànhuàbù	phone directory
fēnjī	telephone extension
gōngguǎn	residence, home (a polite reference to another’s residence)
gōngyòng	public, for public use
guàshang	to hang up(telephone)
guò	to pass(some time)
huí diànhuà 	to return a phone call
jiē	to connect, to join
jiēguoqu 	to connect, to put through (phone call)
liú ge huà	to leave a message
Měidàsī	Bureau of American and Pacific Affairs
míngzi	name
néng	can, to be able
qīngchu	to be clear
shāngrén	businessman
shēng 	sound, voice
ting	to listen to, to hear
tīngdong 	to understand (by listening)                    
Wàijiāobù	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Wàimàobù	Ministry of Foreign Trade
wàng  	to forget      
xiàn	telephone line, wire
xiéxialai	to write down
yìhuǐr	a short while, a moment
zhàn	to occupy a space
zhǎo	to look for, to find