打电话 (dǎ diàn huà): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 打电话 means “to make a phone call”. It is a common phrase used in everyday communication when referring to the act of calling someone on the phone. For example, if someone wants to ask a friend if they are available to hang out, they might say “我给你打电话吧”, which translates to “I’ll call you on the phone”.

Translation

Verb: to make a phone call

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我要打电话给我的妈妈wǒ yào dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māmāI want to call my mom
他每天都要打电话给他的女朋友tā měitiān dōu yào dǎ diànhuà gěi tā de nǚ péngyǒuHe calls his girlfriend every day
我们需要打电话给客服询问一些问题wǒmen xūyào dǎ diànhuà gěi kèfú xúnwèn yīxiē wèntíWe need to call customer service to ask some questions
她打电话给我说她晚点到tā dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ shuō tā wǎn diǎn dàoShe called me to say she’ll be late
昨天我打电话给你,你怎么没接?zuótiān wǒ dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ, nǐ zěnme méi jiē?I called you yesterday, why didn’t you answer?
我们可以打电话给他们确认一下时间wǒmen kěyǐ dǎ diànhuà gěi tāmen quèrèn yīxià shíjiānWe can call them to confirm the time
我要打电话给医生预约看病wǒ yào dǎ diànhuà gěi yīshēng yùyuē kànbìngI need to call the doctor to make an appointment

HSK

打电话 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 打电话 with Pinyin and English Translation