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拨号

bō hào · bo hao

Traditional 撥號

Meaning

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  1. to dial a telephone number
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The old phone

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这(zhè)是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)的(de)老(lǎo)电话(diànhuà)。

    Liangliang, this is Grandma's old phone.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)用(yòng)？我(wǒ)不(bù)会(huì)拨号(bōhào)。

    How does it work? I can't dial.

  3. Dengdeng

    把(bǎ)手指(shǒuzhǐ)放进去(fàngjìnqù)，转(zhuǎn)一下(yīxià)，就是(jiùshì)拨号(bōhào)。

    Put your finger in, turn it round, and that is dialling.

  4. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，拨号(bōhào)要(yào)这么(zhème)久(jiǔ)！

    Wow, dialling takes so long!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，拨(bō)十一(shíyī)个(gè)号码(hàomǎ)，要(yào)一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Yes. Eleven digits take a minute.

  6. Liangliang

    等(děng)我(wǒ)拨完(bōwán)号(hào)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)忘(wàng)了(le)要(yào)说(shuō)什么(shénme)。

    By the time I finish dialling, I've forgotten what to say.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拨(bō)号(hào)吗(ma)？电(diàn)话(huà)机(jī)放(fàng)得(de)太(tài)高(gāo)了(le)。

Can you help me dial? The telephone is put too high.

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02

遇(yù)到(dào)紧(jǐn)急(jí)情(qíng)况(kuàng)，请(qǐng)先(xiān)拨(bō)号(hào)报(bào)警(jǐng)。

In an emergency, please dial the number to call the police first.

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