To get through to sb on the phone in Chinese: 拨通 (bō tōng)

bō tōng

to get through to sb on the phone

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 撥通1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to get through to sb on the phone

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Zhuyin

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ㄅㄛ

/ b/ o/ first tone

ㄊㄨㄥ

tōng

/ t/ u/ eng/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

拨通

Simplified

撥通

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我终于拨通了他的电话。

    wǒ zhōng yú bō tōng le tā de diàn huà。

    I finally got through to him on the phone.

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