打电话dǎ diàn huà
HSK Level 1HSK Level 13.0
to make a telephone call

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 打电话.
打 stroke order svg
电 stroke order svg
话 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

打电话 consists of 3 characters.
dǎ
打
to hit, strike, or beat
diàn
电
electricity; electric
huà
话
speech, talk, words

How to Use 打电话 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 打电话 with other words naturally.
Verb + Measure Word + Nounwith个
dǎ打
yī一
gè个
diàn电
huà话
neutral
make a phone call
Verb + Object + Complementwith朋友
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
gěi给
péng朋
yǒu友
neutral
call a friend
Adverb + Verbwith经常
jīng经
cháng常
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
neutral
call frequently
Verb + Object + Verbwith聊天
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
liáo聊
tiān天
informalSpoken
chat on the phone

Example Sentences with 打电话

wǒ我
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
。
I make a phone call.
wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
yào要
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
dìng订
cān餐
。
I will call to order food tomorrow.
qǐng请
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
què确
rèn认
nín您
de的
yù预
yuē约
。
Please call to confirm your appointment.
mā妈
mā妈
měi每
tiān天
gěi给
nǎi奶
nǎi奶
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
。
Mom calls Grandma every day.
nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
bù不
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
？
Why didn't you call to tell me?
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
méi没
yǒu有
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
lái来
。
He didn't call today.
rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
xū需
yào要
bāng帮
zhù助
，
kě可
yǐ以
suí随
shí时
gěi给
wǒ我
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
。
If you need help, you can call me anytime.
tā她
yì一
biān边
zǒu走
lù路
yì一
biān边
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
。
She is walking and talking on the phone.