Chinese
dǎdiànhuà
Meaning: to make a phone call
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

我明天給你打電話。
我明天给你打电话。
I will give you a call tomorrow.
他聽到錄取消息後大喜,立刻打電話告訴家人。
After hearing the admission news, he was overjoyed and immediately called his family.
他收到喜訊後,立刻打電話給家人。
After he received the good news, he immediately called his family.
如果遇到緊急情況,可以打電話向警方求助。
If you encounter an emergency, you can call the police for help.
我正想打電話給他,恰巧他就推門進來了。
I was just about to call him, and coincidentally he pushed the door and came in.

Usage Notes

Standard phrase for calling someone on the phone.

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