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招呼

zhāo hu · zhao hu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to call out to
  2. to greet
  3. to say hello to
  4. to inform
  5. to take care of
  6. to take care that one does not
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In a conversation

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Saying hello to the wrong man

  1. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)那个(nàge)人(rén)是(shì)王叔叔(wángshūshu)，我(wǒ)去(qù)打(dǎ)个(gè)招呼(zhāohu)。

    That is Uncle Wang ahead. I'll go say hello.

  2. Liangliang

    王叔叔(wángshūshu)！你好(nǐhǎo)！

    Uncle Wang! Hello!

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)回头(huítóu)了(le)，可是(kěshì)他(tā)不是(bùshì)王叔叔(wángshūshu)。

    He turned around, but he is not Uncle Wang.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)刚才(gāngcái)跟(gēn)谁(shéi)打招呼(dǎzhāohu)了(le)？

    Then who did we just say hello to?

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)和(hé)他(tā)交(jiāo)个(gè)朋友(péngyou)吧(ba)。

    Never mind. Let's make friends with him.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)面(miàn)带(dài)大(dà)大(dà)的(de)笑(xiào)容(róng)向(xiàng)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)招(zhāo)呼(hu)。

She greeted me with a big smile.

02

他(tā)远(yuǎn)远(yuǎn)地(de)向(xiàng)老(lǎo)朋(péng)友(you)招(zhāo)手(shǒu)打(dǎ)招(zhāo)呼(hu)。

He waved and called out to his old friend from a distance.

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