拨号 (bō hào) — to dial (a number)
Definition
拨号 means to dial a phone number (the action of entering digits to place a call). Pairs with 号码 ('number'); related to but distinct from 打电话 ('make a phone call'), which covers the whole act.
verb
to dial (a number)
Examples
- 拨号，。Qǐng bō hào, wǒ mǎ shàng jiē diàn huà.Please dial — I'll answer the phone right away.
- ，。Wǒ yǐ jīng bō le sān cì hào, dōu méi dǎ tōng.I've already dialed three times, and none went through.
- 。Nǐ yòng zhè ge hào mǎ bō hào shì shì.Try dialing with this number.
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