How to Say “Call me back” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 4
"Call me back" in Chinese is 请回电 (qǐng huí diàn). 请回电 (qǐng huí diàn) is the businesslike "please call back", often used on voicemail. The spoken alternative 给我回个电话 is friendlier.
Primary translation
请回电
qǐng huí diàn
Traditional: 請回電
Variants by register
Casual
给我回个电话
gěi wǒ huí ge diàn huà
When to use it
请回电 (qǐng huí diàn) is the businesslike "please call back", often used on voicemail. The spoken alternative 给我回个电话 is friendlier. WeChat has largely displaced voicemail in China; most people prefer 发消息 (fā xiāoxi, "send a message") or 语音 (yǔyīn, voice note). For urgent matters a follow-up 现在方便讲话吗 (is now a good time to talk?) is more reliable than leaving a voicemail.
Example sentences
请回电，我有急事。
Qǐng huídiàn, wǒ yǒu jíshì.
Please call back, I have something urgent.
你方便的时候给我回个电话。
Nǐ fāngbiàn de shíhou gěi wǒ huí ge diànhuà.
Call me back when it is convenient.
我发你微信。
Wǒ fā nǐ Wēixìn.
I will send you a WeChat message.