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打电话

dǎ diàn huà · da dian hua

Traditional 打電話

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to make a telephone call
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Call mom

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)妈妈(māma)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    I want to call Mom.

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)，她(tā)可能(kěnéng)在(zài)睡午觉(shuìwǔjiào)。

    If you call now, she may be taking a nap.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)事(shì)。

    But I have something important.

  4. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    What is it?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)问(wèn)她(tā)，今晚(jīnwǎn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    I want to ask her what we are eating tonight.

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)也(yě)要(yào)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)吗(ma)？

    You need a phone call for that?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)正(zhèng)在(zài)和(hé)朋(péng)友(you)打(dǎ)电(diàn)话(huà)呢(ne)。

I've got my friend on the line right now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)在(zài)7点(diǎn)到(dào)8点(diǎn)钟(zhōng)之(zhī)间(jiān)打(dǎ)电(diàn)话(huà)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

Please call me up between seven and eight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

电
diàn

lightning; electricity

话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

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