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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

跟踪电话

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gēnzōng diànhuà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Follow-up call/ˈfɒl.əʊˌʌp kɔːl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"销售经理给客户打了一个跟踪电话。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A subsequent telephone conversation conducted to monitor progress, check status, or maintain relations after an initial contact or meeting.

    "The sales representative scheduled a follow-up call with the client for next Tuesday."
  2. 2

    A secondary call made by a healthcare provider or service agent to ensure a customer or patient is satisfied or recovering well.

    "The clinic makes a routine follow-up call twenty-four hours after every outpatient procedure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal verb 'follow up' (from Middle English 'folwen' combined with 'up') and the noun 'call' (from Old English 'ceallian'). The combined compound emerged in modern business and medical contexts during the mid-20th century to describe a subsequent telephone communication aimed at checking progress or maintaining contact.

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