打电话

打電話

dǎ diànhuà

verb HSK 1 #314

Meanings

1 to make a phone call

Characters

to make (action)

Examples

我给你打电话。

Wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.

I'll call you.

他正在打电话。

Tā zhèngzài dǎ diànhuà.

He is making a phone call.

请打电话给我。

Qǐng dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ.

Please call me.

Tips

grammar

Two patterns: 给 someone 打电话 (call someone) or 打电话给 someone (make a call to someone). Both are correct and common.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

电 diàn

话 huà