打电话 (dǎ diàn huà) — to make a phone call
Definition
A separable verb phrase: 打电话 means 'to make a phone call' — say it together before the object (打个电话). Don't confuse with 挂 (guà), which means to hang up or end a call, not to make one.
phrase
to make a phone call
Examples
- 打电话？Tā zài dǎ diàn huà ma?Is he on the phone?
- 打电话？Shuí zài dǎ diàn huà?Who is calling?
- 打电话。Wǒ bù dǎ diàn huà.I won't call.
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