拨打

bō dǎ

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to call
2. to dial

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 接听 jiē tīng 接听 jiē tīng to answer the phone 接电话的动作: to answer the phone

Related words

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• 挂断 guà duàn 挂断 guà duàn to hang up (a phone) 结束通话: to hang up (a phone)
• 拨号 bō hào 拨号 bō hào to dial a telephone number 输入号码的过程: to dial a telephone number

Synonyms

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• 打电话 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call 通用情况: to make a telephone call

Usage notes

Collocations

“拨打”通常与“电话”、“号码”搭配，如“拨打电话”、“拨打号码”。

Common mistakes

勿将“拨打”与“打”混淆；“打”更口语化，而“拨打”用于正式或技术语境，如“拨打热线”。

Example Sentences

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请 拨打 这个号码。

Please dial this number.

市民可以 拨打 热线反映问题。

Citizens can call the hotline to report problems.

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Child Words of 拨打

• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 拨 拨 bō: to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc