打
招
呼

To greet sb by word or action in Chinese: 打招呼 (dǎ zhāo hu)

dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to greet sb by word or action
  2. 2to give prior notice

Stroke order

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打
招
呼

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ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄠ

zhāo

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

˙ㄏㄨ

hu

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ u

Example sentences

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  • 每次见面都打招呼。

    měi cì jiàn miàn dōu dǎ zhāo hū。

    Greet someone every time you meet them.

  • 她挥着手向他打招呼。

    tā huī zhuó shǒu xiàng tā dǎ zhāo hū。

    She greeted him waving her hand.

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Related words

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to beat

招

zhāo

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dǎ sǎo

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打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

招聘

zhāo pìn

to invite applications for a job

称呼

chēng hu

to call

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

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