打电话

dǎ diànhuà

to make a phone call

Dictionary entry

to make a telephone call

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打
电
话

See it in sentences

我在给朋友打电话。

Wǒ zài gěi péngyou dǎ diànhuà.

English

I am making a phone call to a friend.

他打电话叫了出租车。

Tā dǎ diànhuà jiào le chūzūchē.

English

He made a call and got a taxi.

Goes with

  • 给他打电话give him a call
  • 打电话回家call home
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