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打电话
打电话
打电话
打电话
打电话
打电话
打电话
打电话

打电话 Pronunciation and Pinyin

打电话 Usage and Examples

make a call

call

phone

打电话的人挂断了电话。

The caller hung up.

我们打电话时家里没人。

Nobody was in when we called.

The characters in 打电话

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
电
diàn5electricity, lightning, telegram
话
huà8talk, words, speak

More words starting with 打

  • dǎ打shàng上mark, tag
  • dǎ打shàng上le了marked, labeled
  • dǎ打xià下establish, lay
  • dǎ打xià下le了laid, captured
  • dǎ打xià下le了jī基chǔ础laid the foundation, set the foundation
  • dǎ打xià下le了shì市chǎng场captured the market, secured the market
  • dǎ打xià下jiān坚shí实jī基chǔ础Lay a solid foundation, Build a strong base
  • dǎ打xià下jī基chǔ础To lay a foundation, To establish a basis
  • dǎ打xià下de的conquered, captured
  • dǎ打xià下de的gǔ谷wù物harvested grain, threshed grain
  • dǎ打bú不dào到chē车can't get a taxi, can't find a taxi
  • dǎ打bù不xiǎng响misfire, fail to go off

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Questions about 打电话

What does 打电话 mean in Chinese?

打电话 (dǎ diàn huà) means “make a call, call, phone”.

How do you pronounce 打电话?

打电话 is pronounced dǎ diàn huà in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “make a call” in Chinese?

“make a call” is 打电话 (dǎ diàn huà) in Chinese.

How is 打电话 used in a sentence?

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

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    dǎ打diàn电huà话
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