話中 (hanashichuu)

while talking,the line is busy

  • JLPT N2

Meaning

話中 (はなしちゅう, hanashichuu) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “while talking,the line is busy”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

話中はなしちゅう失礼しつれいですが、まどけてくださいませんか。

Excuse me for interrupting you, but would you mind opening the window?

私は彼に電話をしたが、話中だった。

I called him, but the line was busy.

彼に電話をしたが話中だった。

I tried to call him up, but the line was busy.

これで30分もお話中です。

The line has been busy for 30 minutes now.