我打了一个电话。
Wǒ dǎ le yí gè diànhuà.
English
I made a phone call.
打
to hit; to play; to make
Dictionary entry
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate")
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打
Nice writing!
See it in sentences
我打车去学校。
Wǒ dǎchē qù xuéxiào.
English
I took a taxi to school.
Goes with
- 打电话make a phone call
- 打球play ball
- 打车take a taxi
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