拨打 (撥打)
bō dǎ
Pinyin

Definition

拨打 (撥打)
 - 
bō dǎ
  1. to call
  2. to dial

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Sample Sentences

阿牛？你搞错了吧，这里没有叫阿牛的，你确定拨打了正确的号码吗？
Ā Niú ？nǐ gǎocuò le ba ，zhèlǐ méiyǒu jiào Ā Niú de ，nǐ quèdìng bōdǎ le zhèngquè de hàomǎ ma ？
Aniu? I think you have the wrong number. There is no Aniu here. Are you sure you dialled the correct number?
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那你怎么说没有这个人啊，我拨打的电话号码没有错啊。
nà nǐ zěnme shuō méiyǒu zhè ge rén ā ，wǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà hàomǎ méiyǒu cuò ā 。
Then why would you say that there's nobody there by that name. I dialled the correct number.
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好了，今天关于起名字的话题就说到这儿，如果大家对此还有兴趣，请拨打我们的热线，期待我们在午夜的电波中再次相会。
hǎo le ，jīntiān guānyú qǐ míngzì de huàtí jiù shuō dàozhèr ，rúguǒ dàjiā duìcǐ háiyǒu xìngqù ，qǐng bōdǎ wǒmen de rèxiàn ，qīdài wǒmen zài wǔyè de diànbō zhōng zàicì xiānghuì 。
OK, I'll draw a line under today's topic of naming children. If anyone is interested in more on this topic, please dial our hotline. I hope that we can meet again at midnight on the airwaves.
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语音：对不起，您所拨打的电话已关机。
yǔyīn ：duìbuqǐ ，nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
(Recording): “Sorry, the telephone you have dialed is switched off.”
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语音：对不起，您所拨打的电话已关机。
yǔyīn ：duìbuqǐ ，nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
(Recording): “Sorry, the telephone you have dialed is switched off.”
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您拨打的电话暂时无法接通，请稍候再拨。）
nín bōdǎ de diànhuà zànshí wúfǎ jiētōng ，qǐng shāohòu zài bō 。）
The number you've dialed cannot be connected at this time. Please try again later.
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您好。您所拨打的电话已关机。
nínhǎo 。nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
Hello. The phone you are calling is switched off.
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Thank you for dialing 114 Directory Assistance. Employee number 709 at your service. Please go ahead.
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