打招呼

dǎ zhāo hu

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to greet sb by word or action
2. to give prior notice
3. to greet; to say hello

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 告别 gào bié 告别 gào bié to leave; to part from to say goodbye, opposite of greeting: to leave; to part from

Related words

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• 致意 zhì yì 致意 zhì yì to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards more formal expression of paying respects or giving regards: to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards
• 招呼 zhāo hu 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to the noun 'greeting', often paired with 打: to call out to

Synonyms

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• 问候 wèn hòu 问候 wèn hòu to give one's respects as a synonym for 'to greet' in the sense of expressing goodwill: to give one's respects

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 跟/和...打招呼 (gēn/hé... dǎ zhāohu) means 'to say hello to someone'. E.g., 跟他打招呼 (gēn tā dǎ zhāohu) 'greet him'.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu) with 招呼 (zhāohu) alone; 打招呼 is the full verb-object phrase meaning 'to greet', while 招呼 can be used as a noun or in other verb-object combinations like 打招呼.

Example Sentences

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我每天跟邻居 打招呼 。

I greet my neighbor every day.

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Child Words of 打招呼

• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 招 招 zhāo: to recruit
• 招呼 招呼 zhāo hu: to call out to
• 呼 呼 hū: to call