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撥打

to dial

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

bo1da3 • bōdǎ

Meaning

Primary

to dial

Alternatives

dial, dialing, dials, dialed

Mnemonic

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

Usage

我 需要 撥打 這 個 電話。

I need to dial this number.

你 撥打 錯 了 號碼。

You dialed the wrong number.

我 撥打 了 你 的 手機。

I dialed your cell phone.