拨号
bō hào
Pinyin

Definition

拨号
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bō hào
  1. to dial a telephone number

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信号
xìn hào
  1. 1 signal
外号
wài hào
  1. 1 nickname
号
háo
  1. 1 roar
  2. 2 cry
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
号码
hào mǎ
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 CL:堆[duī],個|个[gè]
账号
zhàng hào
  1. 1 account
  2. 2 username
一号
yī hào
  1. 1 first day of the month
  2. 2 toilet
  3. 3 (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
中号
zhōng hào
  1. 1 medium-sized
代号
dài hào
  1. 1 code name
加号
jiā hào
  1. 1 plus sign + (math.)
区号
qū hào
  1. 1 area code
口号
kǒu hào
  1. 1 slogan
  2. 2 catchphrase
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
句号
jù hào
  1. 1 full stop
  2. 2 period (punct.)
名号
míng hào
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 good reputation
  3. 3 title
问号
wèn hào
  1. 1 question mark (punct.)
  2. 2 unknown factor
  3. 3 unsolved problem
  4. 4 interrogation
单号
dān hào
  1. 1 odd number (on a ticket, house etc)
型号
xíng hào
  1. 1 model (particular version of a manufactured article)
  2. 2 type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
大号
dà hào
  1. 1 tuba
  2. 2 large size (clothes, print etc)
  3. 3 (polite) (your) name
  4. 4 (coll.) number two
  5. 5 to defecate
字号
zì hào
  1. 1 characters and numbers (as used in a code)
  2. 2 alphanumeric code
  3. 3 serial number
学号
xué hào
  1. 1 student ID number

Idioms (7)

啼饥号寒
tí jī háo hán
  1. 1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
  1. 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì
  1. 1 lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
  1. 1 to boss people around (idiom)

Sample Sentences

别急，我用我的手机拨号不就行了。
bié jí ，wǒ yòng wǒ de shǒujī bōhào bù jiù xíng le 。
Don’t worry, just use my mobile phone to make a call.
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