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拨打

to dial

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

bo1da3 • bōdǎ

Meaning

Primary

to dial

Alternatives

dial, dialing, dials, dialed

Mnemonic

拨打 To dial someone is 拨 to allocate some time to yourself so that you can 打 strike numbers on your phone in order 拨 to allocate a signal that will notify the receiver on the other end that you are calling them.

Usage

我 需要 拨打 这 个 电话。

I need to dial this number.

你 拨打 错 了 号码。

You dialed the wrong number.

我 拨打 了 你 的 手机。

I dialed your cell phone.