招呼 (zhāo hu) — to greet, to say hello to; to notify, to tell, to give advance notice; to take care of, to look after (guests, needs)
Definition
招呼 is a verb (always used with 打) covering both 'greet' and 'give advance notice / attend to' — one word, two social gestures, but never used alone. Always say 打个招呼 or 招呼一下, not bare 招呼.
to greetto say hello toto notifyto tellto give advance noticeto take care ofto look after (guests, needs)
Examples
- 招呼。Wǒ gēn tā dǎ le ge zhāo hu jiù lí kāi le.I greeted him quickly and left.
- 招呼，。Nǐ qù zhāo hu yí xià, kàn kàn tā men yǒu shén me xū yào.Go and attend to them, see what they need.
- 招呼，。Lái zhī qián zuì hǎo dǎ gè zhāo hu, miǎn de pū kōng.It's best to notify them in advance so you don't make a wasted trip.
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