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拨号 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拨号 Usage and Examples

To dial a phone number.

宽带还是要比拨号服务费钱得多。

Broadband is still more expensive than dial-up services.

我在这部电话上听不到拨号音。

I can't get a dial tone on this phone.

The characters in 拨号

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拨
bō8to move, allocate, or adjust
号
hào5designation, number, call

More words starting with 拨

  • bō拨fù付disburse, allocate
  • bō拨fù付le了allocated, disbursed
  • bō拨ér儿tuft, clump
  • bō拨rǒng冗to take time out, to spare some time
  • bō拨chū出allocate, dial
  • bō拨chū出le了allocated, dialed
  • bō拨dòng动flick, pluck
  • bō拨dòng动le了flicked, plucked
  • bō拨dòng动zhe着plucking, strumming
  • bō拨kāi开to push aside
  • bō拨nòng弄to pluck, to fiddle with
  • bō拨nòng弄zhe着fiddling with, playing with

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Questions about 拨号

What does 拨号 mean in Chinese?

拨号 (bō hào) means “to dial a phone number”.

How do you pronounce 拨号?

拨号 is pronounced bō hào in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “To dial a phone number.” in Chinese?

“To dial a phone number.” is 拨号 (bō hào) in Chinese.

How is 拨号 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 拨号, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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