(dǎ diàn huà) - to make a phone call, to call in Mandarin
dǎdiànhuàTraditional: 打電話
Translation
to make a phone call, to call
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Word origin
The phrase 打电话 combines 打 'to hit, to perform an action' with 电话 'telephone' (电 'electricity' + 话 'speech'), literally 'to do the telephone', meaning to make a call. 电 originally depicted lightning; 话 has the 言 (speech) radical.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 打 (dǎ, to do) + 电 (diàn, electricity) + 话 (huà, speech)
Stroke order
打
电
话
Examples
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I'll call you.
。
He is on the phone.
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Please give me a call.
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I will phone you after work.
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She is on the phone right now.
打电话 (dǎ diàn huà) - to make a phone call, to call.
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Stories
(12)小宇妈妈
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打电话
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今年回谁家？
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火车晚了两个小时
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等了三年
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后面的字
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看场合
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小芳的钥匙
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三天
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被你发现了
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一直开
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有钱没时间
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Grammar articles
(9)Mandarin Aspect Markers: 了, 过, 在 and 着 Instead of Tense
Mandarin Co-verbs: 从, 到, 在, 用, 给, 离 as Prepositions
Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以 and More
Even Though and Even If in Mandarin: 虽然, 即使, 就算
Intermediate Mandarin Grammar (B1-B2, HSK 4-5)
Mandarin Relative Clauses: The Clause Goes Before 的
Unless and In Case in Mandarin: 除非, 万一 and 要不是
一…就 (yī…jiù) in Mandarin: As Soon As and Whenever
只要…就 vs 只有…才 in Mandarin: As Long As, Only If
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 8: 打电话, 站, 清楚 and 7 more words.