打招呼 - Greet - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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打招呼

greet

打

to strike

招

to beckon

呼

to shout

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greet

to greet, greeting, greets

To 打招呼 greet someone, first 招 beckon them over and playfully 打 strike them on the arm and 呼 shout into their ear "HELLO!".

她沒有向我打招呼。

She didn't greet me.

老闆每天到店裡都會跟員工打招呼。

The boss greets employees every day when he comes to the store.

你為什麼沒有向他打招呼？

Why didn't you greet him?